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Direct linkStewart, Melissa; Young, Terrell A. – Reading Teacher, 2019
To craft engaging nonfiction prose, young writers should focus on a specific idea or concept of interest and use acclaimed children's books as mentor texts to help them understand options for developing their ideas. In this article, the authors provide examples of high-quality children's nonfiction for exploring various formats and text structures…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Childrens Literature, Text Structure, Expressive Language
Cummins, Sunday; Quiroa, Ruth E. – Reading Teacher, 2012
The purpose of this "teaching tips" article is to describe practical classroom instruction that helps elementary students write expository responses to narrative texts. It focuses on the importance of scaffolded, interactive discussions comprised of a combination of teacher think alouds and similar student responses before, during, and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Text Structure, Protocol Analysis, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedDaugherty, Pat – Reading Teacher, 1989
Outlines a series of activities using story writing to teach first grade students about story structure. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedRaphael, Taffy E.; Englert, Carol Sue – Reading Teacher, 1990
Describes the Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Writing (CSIW) program by discussing: (1) knowledge bases that are useful for expository writing and reading; (2) features of instruction inherent in CSIW that help build knowledge for successful writing and reading; and (3) the effect of CSIW on students' expository writing and reading. (MG)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Expository Writing, Reading Comprehension
