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Informational Text in K-3 Classrooms: Helping Children Read and Write
by Sharon B. Kletzien, Ph.D. and Mariam Jean Dreher
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| Grades | K – 3 |
| Type | Book |
| Published | December 2003 |
| Publisher |  |
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Children need to learn the skills of reading information effectively, but the emphasis in early literacy is frequently placed almost exclusively on storybooks and other narrative text. This book shows that nonfiction texts can be as effective as narrative in early reading instruction, and offers suggestions for developing classroom libraries and choosing quality informational texts that you can use with all children. Real-life examples demonstrate the success of informational texts in a variety of classroom settings.
Kletzien, S.B., & Dreher, M.J. (2004). Informational Text in K–3 Classrooms: Helping Children Read and Write. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Reading Informational Texts Using the 3-2-1 Strategy
Students can count on using the 3-2-1 strategy to help them successfully comprehend and write about an informational text.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Fact or Fiction: Learning About Worms Using Diary of a Worm
Students often believe that fiction writers make everything up, seldom realizing how research worms its way into entertaining writing. In this lesson, students read Diary of a Worm to find out how fact merges with fiction.
