informational text reading
Filling the Gaps: Text Sets Build Background Knowledge and Improve Comprehension of Informational Texts
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Consider the objective of the unit and what students already know, and then begin building a diverse set of texts for students to read.
Keyword Mnemonics: A Strategy to Build Content-Specific Vocabulary and Unlock Informational Texts
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Teach students to create keyword cards with mnemonics to help unlock and remember the definitions.