1 Supporting Motivation and Achievement with Informational Text |
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What Is Informational Text? |
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Stories and Informational Text in K-3 Classrooms |
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Expectations about Children's Reading and Writing |
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Improving Reading Achievement by Using Informational Text |
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Beginning Reading Instruction and the Information Reader |
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Reading Preferences and Informational Text |
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Questions and Reflections for Professional Learning Communities |
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Classroom Engagement Activities |
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2 Developing Classroom Libraries with a Full Range of Informational Text |
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A 50/50 Balance of Fiction and Informational Text |
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Informational Text Can Be Narrative, Expository, or Mixed |
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Taking Stock of the Classroom Library |
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Extending the Classroom Library |
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Getting Resources for a Classroom Library |
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Creating an Appealing Classroom Library Environment |
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Ensuring Sufficient Time to Read |
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Questions and Reflections for Professional Learning Communities |
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Classroom Engagement Activities |
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Appendix 2.1 Magazines and Newspapers (Organized by Publisher) That Feature Informational Text for K-3 Students |
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Appendix 2.2 Checklist for a Well-Designed K-3 Classroom Library |
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3 Choosing Information Books and Websites for the Classroom |
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Appealing Design and Format |
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Sources for Quality Information Books |
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A Guide for Choosing Information Books |
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Choosing E-Books and Websites |
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Questions and Reflections for Professional Learning Communities |
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Classroom Engagement Activities |
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Appendix 3.1 Websites for Information Book Lists |
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Appendix 3.2 Guide for Choosing Information Books |
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4 Using Information Books for Read-Alouds |
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Why Information Books Make Good Read-Alouds |
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A 50/50 Balance in Read-Alouds |
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Paired Read-Alouds of Fiction and Information Books |
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Read-Alouds from Content-Area Units |
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Magazines, Newspapers, and Internet Resources |
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Read-Alouds Can Help Support Struggling Readers-and Everyone Else! |
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Making Read-Alouds Interactive |
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Not All Information Books Need to Be Read from Start to Finish |
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Questions and Reflections for Professional Learning Communities |
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Classroom Engagement Activities |
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Appendix 4.1 Teacher's Read-Aloud Log |
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5 Comprehension and Close Reading of Informational Text |
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Before-Reading Strategies |
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During-Reading Strategies |
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Orchestrating Several Comprehension Strategies |
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Close Reading of Informational Text |
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Questions and Reflections for Professional Learning Communities |
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Classroom Engagement Activities |
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6 Vocabulary Development with Informational Text |
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Using Informational Texts to Foster Academic Vocabulary |
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Using Digital Resources for Vocabulary Development |
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Questions and Reflections for Professional Learning Communities |
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Classroom Engagement Activities |
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7 Using Information Books and Internet Resources for Research |
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High Expectations but Much Potential for Motivation |
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Teaching Children about Information Book Features |
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119 | (4) |
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Teaching Children about Internet Resources |
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Helping Children Monitor Their Hunt for Information |
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Taking Notes and Organizing Information |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (1) |
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Questions and Reflections for Professional Learning Communities |
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133 | (1) |
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Classroom Engagement Activities |
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Appendix 7.1 Examples of Questions to Help Children Monitor Their Hunt for Information |
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8 Teaching Children to Write Informational Text |
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Informational Texts as Models |
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139 | (13) |
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Poetry as Informational Text |
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158 | (2) |
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Questions and Reflections for Professional Learning Communities |
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Classroom Engagement Activities |
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Appendix 8.1 My Questions |
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Appendix 8.2 Report Checklist |
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Appendix 8.3 Sample Writing Frame for Procedural Text |
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9 Putting It All Together |
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166 | (1) |
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Getting Started with Informational Text |
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Moving Forward with Informational Text |
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Appendix 9.1 My Reading Log |
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Children's Book References |
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References |
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Index |
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