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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
Download full textDepartment for Education and Employment, London (England). – 2001
The eight units of work in this document are designed to complement existing literacy booster units. Each unit is based on teaching objectives from the National Literacy Strategy Framework. They have been produced with the help of Year 5 teachers and have been trialled with pupils in a range of schools. The units support teachers' work with Year 5…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Childrens Literature, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Ray, Katie Wood – 1999
Drawing on stories from classrooms, examples of student writing, and illustrations, this book explains in practical terms the theoretical underpinnings of how elementary school students learn to write from their reading. Beginning with the concepts that underlie how writing teachers teach students to write by studying other writers, it goes on to…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing, Elementary Education, Reading Aloud to Others
