Teaching Students to Read Nonfiction: Grades 4 and Up

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.