Twenty-five Strategies for Guiding Readers Through Informational Texts

Download or read book Twenty-five Strategies for Guiding Readers Through Informational Texts written by Barbara Moss and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hands-on manual explains how to introduce K-12 students to strategies for navigating and comprehending nonfiction texts. Teachers learn easy-to-implement activities that help students find high-interest nonfiction texts; identify and study unfamiliar words and concepts; understand information and think critically; and use writing to evaluate and respond. Sample worksheets help students practice the comprehension strategies of inferring, synthesizing, visualizing, questioning, and summarizing. The book's utility is enhanced by step-by-step directions and examples. - Publisher.