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"Arguments against the wide use of informational text with students lack an evidentiary foundation and ignore the reading demands that students will face in college and the workplace. The argument for informational texts is not that students should read more information and less literature but that they surely should read more of both (Jago, 2013). Righting the current imbalance will simply require increases in the reading of information." 
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"... it's essential to avoid reading instruction that asks kids to pick to death texts that are meaningless to them—read a sentence, find an allusion, read another sentence, give me a synonym for the verb the author uses. This practice is deadly and extinguishes motivation to read."
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
"It's teachers' job to breathe life into whatever work we ask students to dedicate themselves to—and to ensure that this work doesn't suck the life out of them, especially in reading." I love this! Found via Larry Ferlazzo.
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Unlimited access to hundreds of leveled news articles and Common Core–aligned quizzes, with new articles every day.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Excellent resource for articles for your classroom! Students can adjust their reading level by lexile, which allows you to assign one article, differentiate instruction, and not stigmatize a student with a lower reading level! You can create a class binder, give students an access code, and track the quizzes they take. Or assign a certain number of articles and let students choose their own articles on topics that interest them. I think this is the best resource for informational text I've seen in 2013!
Amy Stoeckly's curator insight,
October 21, 2013 3:22 PM
AMAZING website-You have to check this one out! Something for everyone here: Science, current events on all kinds of topics, social studies, culture and more! What's more to love: you can adjust the lexile (reading level) , some come with worksheets or assessments, and you can save these in your teacher binder. With this FREE account you can email these articles out to students to read as homework and have them come to class ready to discuss. |
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"An informational text reading diet relies on both access and time. We give students access by establishing and modeling a purpose for reading; providing guided instruction through the close reading process; and encouraging collaborative, text-based conversations. We also need to give students the time to read and use such texts for the purposes of investigation and to exercise choice in how they build knowledge."
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
I am not a classroom teacher, but fortunately heard Douglas Fisher speak at a library workshop. His work with Nancy Frey has given me insight into reading instruction and has made me better able to assist students and teachers. This article is one that should be shared at all professional development about informational text!
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Students create text sets on a high interest topic and use the texts to practice three strategies for reading for information.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Having students choose topics and attempt to become experts using this activity AND their school library - genius! Excellent opportunity for collaboration with library staff, who will be able to help students search for books, websites, use databases, and so much more!
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This makes me think of all those 1st and 2nd grade boys who wanted to check out stacks of nonfiction, only to be told they had to start reading chapter books. Sweet redemption for them, if they haven't already lost all enthusiasm for reading. Key takeaway--read, then read more!