Reading & Writing Informational Text In The Primary Grades

by Nell K. Duke, V. Susan Bennett-Armistead, P. David Pearson (Foreword by)

Reading & Writing Informational Text in the Primary GradesThe authors explain why its important to weave informational text into the primary curriculum. From there, they provide a framework for organizing your time and space, and classroom-test strategies

272 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good structures for presenting informational text read alouds and lots of good ideas for writing. I wish there had been accompanying videos or more transcriptions of the read alouds to see how they are done well.

[Dana Schroeder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Duke and Bennett-Armistead explore the use of informational text in the primary grades to meet the rigor of the common core. While they do not have a significant amount of research to support the effectiveness of their methods, they do draw from research analyzing gains made by older students. This book includes: a rationale for using informational text in the primary grades, a framework for using informational text, how to create shared reading and read aloud experiences, how to scaffold reading experiences, how to motivate students to read informational text at home and school, how to teach transactional strategies such as writing to primary students, content areat reading, create a print-rich environment, dealing with challenges associated with informational text, and working with colleagues to develop informational text strategies.

I read this book as a required text for a nonfiction reading strategies course I taught and enjoyed the examples of students work and teacher practice that the authors included throughout. Experienced teachers could learn from this book, but I think it is probably especially powerful for young teachers.