Non-Fiction Reading Skills

I am teaching non-fiction reading more than I ever have before. My students enjoy learning about real problems, animals, disasters, historic events, and facts. Curriculum that taught how to read non-fiction lacks skill practice. Therefore I have created skill practice activities and assessments!

The first skill I teach is how to identify the types of text structure. I created a simple video to introduce this to my students. I relate it both to reading and writing. Check it out HERE. 

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The next skill we work on is main idea and supporting details. We work on locating the main idea first and then we hunt for details to match the main idea. After that We do a few activities to practice this skill too!

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The last skill we work on is how to make inferences using non-fiction text. We read several passages together first and then practice independently with a game of scoot. 

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