Teaching Written Response to Text: Constructing Quality Answers to Open-Ended Comprehension Questions

by Nancy N. Boyles

Nancy's comprehension and written response strategies give teachers the first-tier Response-to-Intervention (RTI) help they need to get students off to a great start! Your intermediate students may be able to orally explain what they read, but can they write a logical, thorough, and well-elaborated response to text? This professional resource shows you how to teach written response as an expository piece, with a sequence of explicit instruction for both narrative and expository literature, 29 open-ended comprehension questions, models and strategies, and an annotated list of appropriate books. Helps all learners succeed at responding in writing to open-ended comprehension questions. By Nancy Boyles, associate professor in Southern Connecticut State University's graduate reading program. For teachers of grades 3-8. Can be adapted easily for use with high school students.

Genres: Education

210 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

Reviews

[Letitia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really changed how I approached teaching writing to my babies. Helped to eliminate the stress of teaching responses that we all feel near time for state exams. I am not an advocate for teaching to the test but this book helped me see how I can add this to my writing program so that kids are writing for a purpose.