Reading (and Scaffolding) Expository Texts - Reading Rockets
Scaffolding strategies for expository text Readence, Bean, and Baldwin (2004) suggest a simple procedure to help students recognize, identify, and utilize text structure Different ways of …
Understanding Text Types - Reading Rockets
Common text types The most common text types that students will come across in their reading are the following: Narrative text tells a story, and can be either fiction or nonfiction. Narrative …
How to Teach Expository Text Structure to Facilitate Reading ...
Nov 2, 2010 · Expository text can be challenging to young readers because of the unfamiliar concepts and vocabulary it presents. Discover ways to help your students analyze expository …
Guiding Students Through Expository Text with Text Feature Walks
The text feature walk guides students in the reading of text features in order to access prior knowledge, make connections, and set a purpose for reading expository text. Results from a …
Teaching Text Structure - Reading Rockets
Expository text can be more challenging for young readers than narrative text because it doesn’t follow a typical sequence of events unfolding over time. Expository texts can also include all …
Increasing ELL Student Reading Comprehension with Nonfiction Text
Getting information from a nonfiction text can be especially challenging for ELLs, who may not have had much experience working independently with expository texts. This article offers …
Five Kinds of STEM-themed Nonfiction Books for Kids
It’s a great time for children’s nonfiction! In recent years, these books have evolved into five distinct categories. Learn more about the characteristics of traditional nonfiction, browse-able …
Implementing the Text Structure Strategy in Your Classroom
How is the Text Structure Strategy different than what we already teach in the classroom? Text structures are integrated in all state standards (e.g., Common Core State Standards — CCSS, …
K-W-L: A Teaching Model That Develops Active Reading of …
This simple procedure helps teachers become more responsive to students’ knowledge and interests when reading expository material, and it models for students the active thinking …
Types and Purposes of Writing - Reading Rockets
Get the basics on the four different types of writing — narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive texts — as well as the reasons why we write.