Do You Want to Know What I Learned? Using Informational Trade Books as Models to Teach Text Structure

Authors

Sylvia Read, Utah State UniversityFollow
D. Ray Reutzel, Utah State University
P. Fawson

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volume

36

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Publication Date

2008

First Page

213

Last Page

219

Abstract

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. Informational text is an important resource for classroom teachers that places unique comprehension demands on young students. Research on teaching expository text structure to young children shows that explicit instruction improves student comprehension. This practical article addresses how to use "well-structured" expository trade book titles to teach text structure. A lesson plan template and an extended example of an explicit lesson on order/sequence are provided.

Comments

Originally published by Springer Verlag. Full text (author post print) available for download.

Recommended Citation

Read, S. & Reutzel, R., Fawson, P. (2008). Do you want to know what I learned? Using informational trade books as models to teach text structure. Early Childhood Education Journal, 36, 213-219.