Monday, November 18, 2013

Reading Nonfiction Text

I hope your third grade readers have told you all about our focus on nonfiction text! We are learning lots of strategies to help us understand informational text. In addition, we are learning all kinds of new information about our world!

We have learned:

*Proficient readers use nonfiction text features (captions, headings, diagrams, etc…) to help them understand the text.
*Proficient readers don't just read for random facts, they read to determine the main idea. They consider what the author is trying to teach the reader.
*Proficient readers ask questions while they are reading to help them understand the text.

Be on the lookout for other helpful hints! It's even great to read nonfiction texts together at home! :o)

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