Teaching Students to Read Nonfiction: Grades 4 and Up: 22 Easy Lessons With Color Transparencies, High-Interest Passages, and Practice ... to Read Textbooks and Other Nonfiction Texts

by Wiley Blevins, Alice Boynton

Help students tackle the textbook with 15 lessons that introduce key nonfiction elements. Colorful transparencies present maps, graphs, diagrams, time lines and other nonfiction text features. High-interest passages give examples of description, time order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution—the five main ways nonfiction texts are organized. Practice pages help students apply what they’ve learned, giving them the experience they need to read and comprehend nonfiction with confidence. For use with Grades 4 & Up.

Genres: Education

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2003

About the author

Wiley Blevins is an American author and educator whose work has had a lasting impact on early literacy and children’s publishing. He began his career as a classroom teacher in the United States and Ecuador before moving into educational publishing, where he spent more than two decades writing and editing reading programs for elementary schools. A specialist in phonics and literacy instruction, he has written numerous books for young readers as well as influential guides for teachers. Blevins has also held senior roles in major publishing houses, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Associate Publisher at Reycraft Books, a children’s imprint dedicated to authors and illustrators from under-represented communities. Based in New York City since 1995, he continues to write, teach, and consult while pursuing a lifelong passion for travel. His work reflects his commitment to helping children become confident readers and to supporting teachers with practical, classroom-tested materials.

Reviews

[D · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is definitely for the younger grades. I felt that many of the articles were rather easy for the upper levels.