Teaching Nonfiction: 5 Must-Try Ideas for the Elementary Classroom

But the reality is - most of our life is spent reading nonfiction text.  Whether it’s a dinner recipe or a manual to try to fix the TV remote control settings that your toddler screwed up (again!) — nonfiction reading skills are not just needed for the classroom, but REAL life!

We should be spending an equal amount of time on nonfiction reading skills & strategies as we do fiction.  

Because we read nonfiction texts differently than we do fiction, it’s a mistake to assume that what we teach about fictional stories will naturally translate into nonfiction.  These critical reading skills must be explicitly taught, modeled and practiced.

If you’re looking for simple, yet fun ways to teach your students to effectively read nonfiction, then check out these 5 must-try ideas that come straight from my elementary classroom to yours!

For complete show notes visit: classroomnook.com/podcast/67
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Podcast Episodes for the Reading Comprehension Strategies:

• EPISODE 41: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies
• EPISODE 42: Reading Comprehension Instruction: How to Teach Making Connections
• EPISODE 47: Reading Comprehension Strategies: How to Teach Visualizing
• EPISODE 51: Reading Comprehension Strategies: How to Teach Making Predictions
• EPISODE 59: A Step-By-Step Guide to Teaching Determining Importance in the Upper Elementary Classroom
• EPISODE 64: Helping Your Students Make Inferences When They Read

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