Nonfiction Reading Power

Teaching Students How to Think While They Read All Kinds of Information

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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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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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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is Nonfiction Reading Power?
Chapter 2: The Components of Nonfiction Reading Power
Chapter 3: The Power to Zoom-In
Chapter 4: The Power to Question/Infer
Chapter 5: The Power to Determine Importance
Chapter 6: The Power to Connect
Chapter 7: The Power to Transform
Application and Assessment
Final Thoughts
Resources
Index

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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Reviews

CM Magazine - April 2009
"Overall, Nonfiction Reading Power is a very worthwhile resource packed with pratical ideas to get students thinking deeply about nonfiction texts and their ability to comprehend nonfiction."