Nonfiction

Nonfiction Reading Power : teaching students how to think while they read all kinds of information

By - Gear, Adrienne
Floor - Floor 1
Published - Pembroke Publishers ; Distributed in the U.S. by Stenhouse Publishers, Markham, Ont., Portland, ME, ©2008
ISBN 10 - 1551382296
ISBN 13 - 9781551382296
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Reading comprehension
Shelf No - 19
Call Number - 372.47 GEA
Physical Description - 160 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes - Includes Index
Book Information
How can you help students find meaning in informational texts and become independent strategic readers and thinkers? Nonfiction Reading Power gives teachers a wealth of effective strategies for helping students think while they read material in all subject areas. Using the best children's books to motivate students, Adrienne Gear shows teachers how help students zoom-in, question and infer; find the main idea, make connections, and transform what's on the printed page. Key introductory concept lessons for each of the five reading powers provide valuable insight into the purpose of each strategy. The book also explores the particular features of nonfiction and offers lists of key books organized around strategies and subject areas.

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