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Choosing What to Read Aloud Most choose fiction books Favorite classic fiction picture books are plentiful in classroom libraries and school library
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PAIRED TEXTFICTION AND NONFICTION
Mary WheatleyCLIP February 11, 2010
The Facts about Reading Aloud …The single most important activity for
building the knowledge required for eventual success is reading aloud to children.
-Anderson, R.C., Hiebert, E.H., Scott, J.A., & Wilkinson, I.A.G. (1985). Becoming a nation of readers: The report of the
Commission on Reading. Washington, DC: National Academy of Education, Commission on Education and Public
Policy.
Choosing What to Read Aloud
Most choose fiction books
Favorite classic fiction picture books are plentiful in classroom libraries and school library
Nonfiction Overlooked Studies have revealed the scarcity of
nonfiction reading and writing in primary schools
Children engaged in informational text on average of 3.6 minutes per day
-Reading Research Quarterly Nell Duke, Michigan State
It Takes TwoConnects the curriculum to books by pairing fiction and nonfiction books
Provides an authentic way of introducing content material
Boosts students’ understanding and enjoyment of reading
Why use paired texts:
1. To meet state standards and school curricular goals.2. Students become excited about what they are learning and retention is increased.3. Develop students' background knowledge and create more meaningful connections while reading4. Improve student reading comprehension5. Increase student vocabulary6. Improve critical thinking / higher order thinking skills7. Enhance student writing8. Meet two goals at once: expose students to high quality literature and present students content area informationList adapted from: Camp, D. (2006). Pairing fiction & nonfiction: Strategies to build comprehension in the content areas. New York City, NY: Scholastic.
Build Background It Takes Two: Teaching with Twin Texts of
Fact and Fiction
Break into 5 Strategy Groups (groups of 4) Venn Diagram K-W-L DR-TA/DL-TA Webbing Activating Prior Knowledge
Read and Respond All: Read pages 400 through 402,
through and including subheading Classroom Applications of Twin Texts
All: Read page 407 subheading Helping Students and Teachers Meet Challenges
Strategy group: Find your section within article and read
Strategy Group Response: Strategy Chart
In your strategy group summarize the following:
Definition of strategy General Procedures for Implementation Additional Comments
Applying the Strategies
Reading aloud Fiction and Nonfiction:
Little Penguin
Watch Me Grow
Strategy GroupBut will it work?
How could you apply your strategy forLittle Penguin
Watch Me Grow
Wiki of Ideas
Read aloud tips and resources Pairs of titles (grouped by subject) Nonfiction text instructional resources Teaching strategies for paired text
Paired Fiction and Nonfiction Texts Wiki
It Takes TwoClassroom Teacher & Librarian
Read twin texts in the classroom
Read twin texts in the library
Read twin texts in the classroom & library
Together we can make it happen!