25 Strategies for Guiding Readers Through Informational Texts (Paperback)

This hands-on manual explains how to introduce K-12 students to strategies for navigating and comprehending nonfiction texts. Teachers learn easy-to-implement activities that help students find high-interest nonfiction texts; identify and study unfamiliar words and concepts; understand information and think critically; and use writing to evaluate and respond. Sample worksheets help students practice the comprehension strategies of inferring, synthesizing, visualizing, questioning, and summarizing. The book's utility is enhanced by step-by-step directions and examples. This title is part of the Now Published by Guilford-APD Press Titles for Teachers Series, edited by Diane Lapp and Douglas Fisher.