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Adrienne Gear
Year: 2008
Media: 160 pp/paper
ISBN: 978-155138-229-6
Grade Range: K-8
Item No.: WMW-8229
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Table of Contents | About the Author(s)
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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Foreword
Introduction
Chapter One: What Is Nonfiction Reading Power
Chapter Two: The Components of Nonfiction Reading Power
Chapter Three: The Power to Zoom-In
Chapter Four: The Power to Question/Infer
Chapter Five: The Power to Determine Importance
Chapter Six: The Power to Connect
Chapter Seven: The Power to Transform
Application and Assessment
Final Thoughts
Resources
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About the Author(s)
Adrienne received her degrees from the University of British Columbia and spent three years teaching English in Japan. She was a classroom teacher for sixteen years and a teacher librarian for three years.
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