Exploring Informational Texts : From Theory to Practice

Note to the Reader ix Celebrating Informational Text x PART 1 BRINGING INFORMATIONAL TEXTS INTO FOCUS 1(34) Informational Text? The Research Says, ``Yes!'' 2(6) Nell K. Duke Thinking as a Reader and Writer of Informational Text 8(10) Margaret Mooney The Power of Informational Texts in Developing Readers and Writers 18(8) Brenda Parkes Critical Literacy Through Guided Experiences with Informational Texts 26(9) Linda Hoyt PART 2 TAPPING INTO INFORMATIONAL TEXT STRUCTURES AND TEXT FEATURES 35(24) The Why of Some Features of Informational Text 37(5) Margaret Mooney Coming to Terms with a Table of Contents 42(8) Jodi Wilson Using Text Features as Tools for Learning 50(2) Jan McCall Understanding Text Structures 52(7) Linda Hoyt Teresa Therriault PART 3 UNDERSTANDING INFORMATIONAL TEXTS THROUGH GUIDED READING 59(54) Guided Reading with Informational Text 61(11) Linda Hoyt Teachers and Students Overcome Challenges 72(9) Brenda Parkes Traveling in Depth 81(8) Margaret Mooney Oral Reading in Informational Texts: Let's Keep It in Perspective! 89(7) Michael F. Opitz Navigating Through Informational Texts 96(3) Janine Batzle Guided Reading in Mathematics 99(4) Jerry A. Miller Quick Tips for Getting Started with Guided Reading of Informational Texts 103(6) Cheryle Ferlita Laying Foundations for Guided Reading Through Buddy Reading 109(4) Norma Gibbs PART 4 GUIDED WRITING: A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR INFORMATIONAL WRITING 113(28) Guided Writing 115(5) Margaret Mooney Linking Guided Reading and Guided Writing 120(15) Linda Hoyt Support for Students Writing Informational Texts in Writers Workshop 135(3) Jerry A. Miller Using the Expository Pyramid to Stimulate Informational Writing 138(3) Teresa Therriault PART 5 PROFESSIONALS WRITING INFORMATIONAL TEXTS FOR YOUNG READERS 141(12) Thinking Behind the Pen 143(5) Brenda Parkes Keeping the Pen Sharp 148(5) Margaret Mooney PART 6 CHECKING UP 153(18) Taking Stock of Our Practices 154(7) Linda Hoyt Some Assessment Tools 161(6) Cheryle Ferlita Assessment Through Application 167(4) Norma Gibbs Contributors 171(4) Bibliography and References 175(6) Index 181