Aloha friends! I am so happy to be participating with such amazing teacher/bloggers in the Bright Ideas Blog Hop! Today I am sharing a strategy that I have been using with my struggling readers to find and track information in a non-fiction text. Our 2nd grade team is focusing on Common Core Standard RI.2.1-Ask and answer questions such as who, what, when, where, why and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. My advanced readers are doing great, but I have a group of struggling readers who are having such a difficult time understanding how to answer a question completely. These kiddos are struggling just to read the text and now they have to cite evidence!? I worked with a small group this week and we did this activity together. This paragraph is from an old science text I had. We read through the paragraph together and discussed what we thought was the main idea. Then we read the questions. I had them highlight number one with a yellow crayon. We went back up to the text and found where it talked about rain. I had them highlight the whole sentence. We did it again for number two, but used pink this time. I had them use a different color for each question. Finally I had them answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper. I had them copy the colored sentence word for word. Then I read each question and they answered it in a complete sentence by reading what was on their paper. This was incredibly helpful to keep them focused and to keep track of their evidence/answer to each question. This was very low level, but they really need to practice this skill in order to move on to more complex questions. I am hoping that soon they will be able to quickly find information, underline it and begin to answer the questions in their own words. I am so glad you stopped by and hope this strategy can help some of your learners as well. The next stop on your hop is to my sweet friend Traci over at Dragonflies In First. She has a great classroom management tip on how to stop students from interrupting while you are working with individual students.

Here are five easy-to-implement ideas and activities for teaching young learners how to find nonfiction text evidence.

Teaching students to use nonfiction reading strategies, as well as allowing them to interact with them, is crucial to their reading comprehension of nonfiction texts. These nonfiction reading thinking caps are a fresh, hands on and unique way students can record information from the text and practice using many different nonfiction reading skills. It is an alternative to reading response that will help you to reach all learners in your classroom. This nonfiction reading activity requires little to no prep, and the only materials needed are scissors and glue. 2 Thinking Cap Options Included: 1.) Nonfiction Thinking Cap Book: Students fill in 5 pages to complete their thinking cap. The thinking cap pages include graphic organizers for: Main Idea & Details Text Features Questions (Before, During, After) Fun Facts Vocabulary 2.) Close Reading Thinking Cap Book: Students do 3 readings of the same text, filling in each of the 3 pages of their thinking cap while reading. Each page includes a graphic organizer to guide their thinking. 1st Read – Locate Key Details (Main Idea & Details) 2nd Read – Zoom in (Text Structure, Text Features, New Words) 3rd Read – Analyze & Connect (Analyze the Author, Make Inferences & Draw Conclusions, Make a Connection, Ask Questions)

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Here are five easy-to-implement ideas and activities for teaching young learners how to find nonfiction text evidence.

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Here are five easy-to-implement ideas and activities for teaching young learners how to find nonfiction text evidence.

Here are five easy-to-implement ideas and activities for teaching young learners how to find nonfiction text evidence.

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Teaching students to use nonfiction reading strategies, as well as allowing them to interact with them, is crucial to their reading comprehension of nonfiction texts. This nonfiction reading fan is a fresh, hands on and unique way students can visually see each reading skill broken down for them. It is an alternative to reading response that will help you to reach all learners in your classroom. This reading strategy fan craft requires little to no prep, and the only materials needed are scissors, glue, and metal fasteners. Students can use some or all of the skills (fan blades) included. You can also print out multiple of the same fan blade to focus on just one strategy at a time. Nonfiction Reading Skills Included: Background Knowledge Text Features Text Structure Main Idea & Details Interesting Facts Asking Questions Academic Vocabulary Author’s Point of View Finding Text Evidence Stop & Jot Answering Questions

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