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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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(You will need the latest version of Adobe Flash Player to preview this book.) Table of Contents 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 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. > More
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Questions & Authors: Responding to reading journals Cheryl Dozier and Adrienne Gear offer suggestions for managing reader's notebooks
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