Some Characteristics of Memorable Expository Writing: Effects of Revisions by Writers with Different Backgrounds
by Michael E. Graves, Wayne H. Slater, Duane Roen, Teresa Redd-Boyd, Ann H. Duin, David W. Furniss and Patricia Hazeltine. Published by: National Council of Teachers of English. Research in the Teaching of English, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Oct., 1988), pp. 242-265.
(article consists of 24 pages).
Available via JStor.
Reading Nonfiction for Fun
We do not want to develop students who read nonfiction just for function, or for school success, but students who read nonfiction for enjoyment, to be fascinated, to discover.
http://patmartin.typepad.com/literacy_is_all/2008/02/reading-nonfict.html
Formula for Failure: Reading levels and readability formulas do not create lifelong readers
by Betty Carter
To become lifelong readers, children must have access to books. They must also have some help selecting them. Librarians call that help readers' advisory, and it's an art.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA153046.html
The Future of Reading. A New Assignment: Pick Books You Like
by Motoko Rich
This article in the New York Times focuses on fiction, but you don’t have to!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/books/30reading.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
Nonfiction in the Classroom Library: A literacy necessity
by T.A. Young and B. Moss
This article also talks about how to set up a full classroom library from A to Z.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nonfiction+in+the+classroom+library:+a+literacy+necessity.(childhood...-a0145388320
A Quick Guide to Selecting Great Informational Books for Young Children
By Kathy E. Stephens
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/26050
The Case for Informational Text
by Nell K. Duke
Younger students need to expand their repertoire and build literacy skills with informational text. This article advocates starting the process early.
http://www.arp.sprnet.org/inserv/READING/case_for_informational_text.htm
Using Nonfiction in Your Read Aloud
Tips from the blog A Year of Reading. Two Teachers who Read. A Lot
http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2009/03/using-nonfiction-in-your-read-aloud.html
Self-Selected Reading in the Balanced Literacy
by Leigh Daley
An interesting PowerPoint that complements the previous read-aloud blog entry
To get this file, Google the following url and press on the link…
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/daleyl/Self_Selected_Reading.ppt
Filling the Great Void: Why We Should Bring Nonfiction into the Early-Grade Classroom
by Nell K. Duke, V. Susan Bennett-Armistead, and Ebony M. Roberts
http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/spring2003/void.html
Using Non-Fiction to Motivate Reluctant Readers
by J.G. Scott
http://teachers.net/gazette/FEB02/jgscott.html
Top Ten Reasons Nonfiction is Perfect for Reluctant Readers!
by Sharon Wright Mitchell
http://writingforchildrencenter.com/2009/07/18/top-ten-reasons-nonfiction-is-perfect-for-reluctant-readers/
What’s the Big Idea? Passionate Nonfiction Challenges Teens to Think
By Tanya Lee Stone
To get this file, Google the following url and press on the link…
pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200902AuthorTalk.pdf
Reasons for Using and Teaching Nonfiction
by K. Bucher and M. Lee Manning
Young adult nonfiction is often ignored in schools. This article argues that YA nonfiction needs to be part of the curriculum and recreational reading.
http://www.education.com/reference/article/reasons-teaching-nonfiction/ |
