Non- fiction/ Informational Readings

Learning Targets:
I can find non-fiction texts to teach informational reading strategies.
I understand how to teach informational reading strategies.

Why?

1. Students need to be able to access and read informational text to support Integrated Units of Inquiry and all future learning.
2. CCSS expect by grade 4 a balance of informational, literature, and opinion reading and writing.

3.  Our MAP strand of informational reading is the lowest strand. 

Immerse
What are the Integrated Units of Inquiry we are studying K-5?

Gather the district purchased little science and social studies text sets and sort by grade levels that will use them in the bins in the media center.


Investigate
Check out our Hudson District Media Site  for non-fiction resources to support our units.  
Here are the passwords:

Check out other sites for great nonfiction reading on current events.

Children's BBC News Discovery News Dogo News National Geographic for Kids Newslea Our Little Earth ReadWorks.org Teaching Kids News Time For Kids Tween Tribune

Print, organize or tag these resources in folders or on Google Docs.

Coalesce
Choose 1 test and look at the CCSS to determine what you can focus on in this reading.
CCSS- Informational Text
CCSS Learning Progressions
Or use the MAP Descartes information to determine a focus.
NWEA Descartes Key Ideas and Details 
NWEA Descartes Informational Craft and Structure

Here is a graphic organizer that can be used with any non-fiction text.
Questions for Non-fiction

Go Public
Try using this in Guided Reading or units of inquiry.  
Comment on what worked well and questions you may still have.