Exploring informational texts : from theory to practice /
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| Imprint: | Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2003. |
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| Description: | ix, 187 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6371478 |
Table of Contents:
- Note to the Reader
- Celebrating Informational Text
- Part 1. Bringing Informational Texts into Focus
- 1. Informational Text? The Research Says, "Yes!"
- 2. Thinking as a Reader and Writer of Informational Text
- 3. The Power of Informational Texts in Developing Readers and Writers
- 4. Critical Literacy Through Guided Experiences with Informational Texts
- Part 2. Tapping into Informational Text Structures and Text Features
- 5. The Why of Some Features of Informational Text
- 6. Coming to Terms with a Table of Contents
- 7. Using Text Features as Tools for Learning
- 8. Understanding Text Structures
- Part 3. Understanding Informational Texts Through Guided Reading
- 9. Guided Reading with Informational Text
- 10. Teachers and Students Overcome Challenges
- 11. Traveling in Depth
- 12. Oral Reading in Informational Texts: Let's Keep It in Perspective!
- 13. Navigating Through Informational Texts
- 14. Guided Reading in Mathematics
- 15. Quick Tips for Getting Started with Guided Reading of Informational Texts
- 16. Laying Foundations for Guided Reading Through Buddy Reading
- Part 4. Guided Writing: A Support System for Informational Writing
- 17. Guided Writing
- 18. Linking Guided Reading and Guided Writing
- 19. Support for Students Writing Informational Texts in Writers Workshop
- 20. Using the Expository Pyramid to Stimulate Informational Writing
- Part 5. Professional Writing Informational Texts for Young Readers
- 21. Thinking Behind the Pen
- 22. Keeping the Pen Sharp
- Part 6. Checking Up
- 23. Taking Stock of Our Practices
- 24. Some Assessment Tools
- 25. Assessment Through Application
- Contributors
- Bibliography and References
- Index