Nonfiction Reading Power: Teaching Students How to Think While They Read all Kinds of Information / Edition 1

by Adrienne Gear

Overview

A wealth of effective strategies for helping students think while they read, in all subject areas. This remarkable book shows teachers how to encourage students to recognize that reading is about using the brain to zoom-in, question/infer, find the main idea, make connections, and transform text. The book explores the particular features of nonfiction and offers lists of key books organized around strategies and subject areas. It promotes incorporating more nonfiction into the classroom through read-alouds, author study, and tips for teaching nonfiction forms and text structures. Student samples and reproducibles supporting the five thinking strategies complement this valuable resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781551382296
Publisher:	Pembroke Publishers Limited
Publication date:	11/04/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 13 Years

About the Author

Adrienne Gear has been teaching in Vancouver, BC, for more than 25 years. She continues to stay grounded in the classroom, as well as providing workshops, demonstration lessons, and leadership training to teachers across Canada. Her international experience includes speaking in the US, UK, Sweden, and most recently, Australia. Adrienne lives in Vancouver with her husband and their 2 boys.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 What is Nonfiction Reading Power? 2 The Components of Nonfiction Reading Power 3 The Power to Zoom-In 4 The Power to Question/Infer 5 The Power to Determine Importance 6 The Power to Connect 7 The Power to Transform 8 Application and Assessment; Final Thoughts; Resources 

Editorial Reviews

"Gear's Nonfiction Reading Power provides a pratical approach for teachers on how to actually teach important comprehension skills so that students can better use and understand nonfiction." - CM Magazine

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