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Informational Text Improving Content-Area Comprehension

Informational Text Improving Content-Area Comprehension. Chapter 12 Cohen & Cowan. What is informational text?. (expository text) Presents facts, concepts and information Newpapers lists Magazines directions How-to guides reference books. Informational Text.

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Informational Text Improving Content-Area Comprehension

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  1. Informational TextImproving Content-Area Comprehension Chapter 12 Cohen & Cowan

  2. What is informational text? (expository text) Presents facts, concepts and information Newpapers lists Magazines directions How-to guides reference books

  3. Informational Text • 85% of all material read • 96% of all material on internet • Menus, encyclopedias, computer software, advertisements, schedules……..everyday text

  4. Research • Young children are curious • 4th grade: drop in test scores • Textbooks too difficult • Informational text should begin earlier

  5. Research • 1st Graders who read … • 1/3 informational • 1/3 narrative • 1/3 poetry or other genres …write better and read for comprehension better

  6. ELL and LD students • Learn to read better when given a choice of informational texts to read. • (also with a choice of writing expository)

  7. Benefits • Promotes student achievement in content areas • Vocabulary enriched • Builds prior knowledge • Learn lifelong skills

  8. Key Words • Learn to use (usually highlighted in text) • Ask them as informational content questions • Use table of contents and index • Write expository sentences • Answer content questions

  9. Text Features • Table of contents • Index • Print features • Graphic aids • Organizational aids

  10. Text structure • Descriptive • Listing • Cause-effect • Problem-solution • Comparison

  11. Reading Steps • Step 1: Preview and prequestion • Step 2: Skim and scan • Step 3: Read for meaning

  12. Key Words • Teach students to locate them, to phrase them as informational content questions. • Need to retell, summarize or in some way use the keywords to learn them.

  13. Key Words Example: • Where do penguins live? • They live in the South Pole. • They live in very cold climates. • “Penguins live in cold climates in the South Pole.”

  14. During-Reading Strategies • Scaffolding • Graphic organizers • Thinkmarks (notes/reminders in text) • Highlight key concepts • Text-to-Text connections (self, world) • Create captions • Pause and Reflect • Scavenger Hunt • Monitor comprehension • Click or clunk? (comprehension checks)

  15. Postreading • Generate own questions • Graphic organizers • Literature circles • Discusson groups • Role-playing • Drama • Creative Writing • Projects

  16. Helping ELL Learners • Non-threatening • Hands-on • Small groups • Direct vocabulary instruction • Inquiry-based • Clear examples/passages

  17. Helping LA Students • Hands-on • Clear examples • Direct instruction • Frequent modeling • Clear task sequence • Frequent, extensive feedback • Continuous practice • Graphic organizers

  18. Metacognitive Strategies Knowing how to learn about learning

  19. Learning how to Learn • Study Skills • Time Management • Organizing • Retaining Info. • Locating Info • Test Taking • Writing

  20. Learning to Learn • DRTA • SQ3R • PREP • Guided Lecture • 2-Column Notes • Outlining • Visual Tools

  21. Internet and Informational Text • Visual literacy skills • Graphic Organizers • Primary Sources • EvaluateWebsites

  22. What is an Investigation ? • A child’s planned inquiry into a chosen topic … to learn about informational texts and the research process… • Presented on poster or paper --visually

  23. Expository text Text features Cause/effect (causation structure) Problem/solution (response structure) Comparison text structure Scaffolding Skimming Scanning Thinkmarks Metacognitive strategies K-W-L PAR Trade books Key Terms

  24. Questions to recall • What is informational text and why use it? • Why is it important for children to understand text features? • What is an investigation?

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