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| Give your students the strategies they need to read and write nonfiction. |
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 | | | | The 20 Workshops are organized into four levels: | | | | Each Workshop focuses on a specific reading comprehension strategy as well as on the writing process and characteristics of one nonfiction writing form. | | | | The Nonfiction Reading & Writing Workshops instructional approach includes: | | | Teach/Model - Engaging color transparencies model the comprehension strategy
- Teacher’s Guides provide think-alouds, modeling and highlighting that makes instruction explicit and interactive
| Practice the Strategy - Annotations and hints in the Guided Instruction Book support the student at the outset in a gradual release model
- Students then apply the strategy to pages of the article with less support
- Teachers review and assess before moving students to the Strategy Application Books
| Apply the Strategy - The Strategy Application Book connects directly to the article students have been using for practice
- The Strategy Application Library provides one easy-reading alternative to the Strategy Application Book and three leveled titles for extended practice.
| Connect to the Writing Process - Students return to the Guided Instruction Book to see the Writing Process, Writing Focus, and Nonfiction Text Structure modeled
- Teacher's Guide and Writing Transparencies provide explicit instruction, tips for young writers, and think-alouds to make it real
- Engaging prompts for independent writing and scoring rubrics for writing assessment are provided in the Teacher’s Guides
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