For example: Students in all grades including elementary school are being asked to write
based on informational texts, using evidence and research.
This focuses on human rights, global awareness and number & measure, as the children will plan, design and build a global village
based on informational text.
Maybe you'll need a creation tool to help students demonstrate their understanding of a food chain, or an app that gives students access to short passages for a reading
unit on informational text.
«Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade
level on informational texts,» said Sandra Stotsky, an education professor at the University of Arkansas and staunch critic of the Common Core.
For example, you might add an app like Newsela or News - O - Matic to your list and suggest that families read a few articles over the next few weeks to get ready for a
unit on informational text.
In accord with NAEP's growing emphasis
on informational texts in the higher grades, the Standards demand that a significant amount of reading of informational texts take place in and outside the ELA classroom.
With the implementation of Common Core Standards and their emphasis
on informational texts, school districts are at an ideal time to incorporate print media into their curricula.
The Standards are not alone in calling for a special emphasis
on informational text.
Literacy instruction at Emerald included strong reading and writing components and, for students in grade 2 and above, an emphasis
on informational text.
There will be a greater emphasis
on informational texts, rather than literature; texts will be more complex; and literacy will be emphasized in all classes, even physical education, said Tamara Maxwell, an English Language Arts consultant for the Department of Public Instruction.
This emphasis
on informational text is nothing new.
This assessment task will be completed in two parts and focuses
on the informational text, «My Librarian is a Camel.»
SRL provides strategic reading instruction through exposure to various types of reading materials, with emphasis
on informational texts.