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Supporting Students to Read Really Difficult Expository Text

What we Know about Text Structure . Emphasis is on narrative texts in lower gradesKnowledge of story structure helps readers comprehend and recall story informationBeginning around grade 4 or 5, the emphasis shifts to expository text. Comprehension and Expository Text. More difficult for students to comprehend why??Less familiar contentMore complex and varied structures.

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Supporting Students to Read Really Difficult Expository Text

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    1. Supporting Students to Read Really Difficult Expository Text Judith Irvin Florida State University jirvin@nationalliteracyproject.org www.NationalLiteracyProject.org

    2. What we Know about Text Structure Emphasis is on narrative texts in lower grades Knowledge of story structure helps readers comprehend and recall story information Beginning around grade 4 or 5, the emphasis shifts to expository text

    3. Comprehension and Expository Text More difficult for students to comprehend – why?? Less familiar content More complex and varied structures

    4. Benefits of Understanding Expository Text Structure Allows students to Construct accurate representations of information text Identify important ideas Predict forthcoming details Summarize the text Monitor their own comprehension

    5. Five Expository Text Patterns Chronological/ sequence Description enumeration Compare/contrast Cause/effect Problem solution

    6. Chronological/Sequence Used to inform readers about a topic by presenting information though events or steps in a chronological order using time. Signal Words First, second next not long after Initially then before Following when finally Preceding after on (date)

    7. Chronological/ Sequence

    8. Turtles Chronological Sequence Read the paragraph Underline the signal words Create a graphic organizer Write a paragraph frame _____ begins with …, continues with …, and ends with …

    9. Description/Enumeration Used to describe the attributes and features of people, places, or items Signal Words For instance for example also Such as in addition first Another furthermore to illustrate

    10. Description

    11. Turtles Description Read the paragraph Underline the signal words Create a graphic organizer Write a paragraph frame _____ is a kind of _____ that ….

    12. Compare/Contrast Used to illustrate the differences or similarities of the items being compared Signal Words Different from same as similar to As opposed to instead of although Compared with however as well as Either..or unless but

    13. Compare/Contrast

    14. Turtles Compare/Contrast Read the paragraph Underline the signal words Create a graphic organizer Write a paragraph frame x and y are similar in that they are both …, but x …, while y …

    15. Cause/Effect Used to show how the facts, events, or concepts result due to other facts, events, or concepts Signal Words Consequently may be due to since This led to…so nevertheless if...then Accordingly because of yet As a result of in order to also For this reason not only…but because

    16. Cause/Effect

    17. Turtles Cause and Effect Read the paragraph Underline the signal words Create a graphic organizer Write a paragraph frame _____ happens because … or _____ causes ….

    18. Problem/Solution Used to present a problem and possible solutions to this problem. Signal Words the problem is the question is a solution one answer is therefore if….then

    19. Problem/Solution

    20. Turtles Problem/Solution Read the paragraph Underline the signal words Create a graphic organizer Write a paragraph frame _____ wanted …, but …, so …

    21. One Sentence Summary Frames This is a concrete way to keep students summarizing rather than paraphrasing or re-telling. Remember that summaries convey only the main ideas.This is a concrete way to keep students summarizing rather than paraphrasing or re-telling. Remember that summaries convey only the main ideas.

    22. Paragraph Frame

    23. Expository Materials Advertisements Announcements Brochures Book Jackets Editorials Essays Instructions Journals Newspaper Articles Magazine Articles Reports Songs Speeches Textbooks

    24. Pre-Reading: PAS Preview the Text and Critical Vocabulary Access and build background Knowledge Set the Purpose Pre-Reading includes everything good readers do before they read. The PAS strategy makes these things explicit and gives students an easy acronym to remember.Pre-Reading includes everything good readers do before they read. The PAS strategy makes these things explicit and gives students an easy acronym to remember.

    25. One Sentence Summary Frames This is a concrete way to keep students summarizing rather than paraphrasing or re-telling. Remember that summaries convey only the main ideas.This is a concrete way to keep students summarizing rather than paraphrasing or re-telling. Remember that summaries convey only the main ideas.

    26. Prereading Activities Preview the text Text structure Signal or transition words Pre-teach critical vocabulary Access and build prior knowledge Make connections Ask meaningful questions Set the purpose for reading

    27. Previewing Examine headings and sub-headings Analyze the genre Examine bulleted lists Examine pictures, captions, charts, graphs, and illustrations Explicitly discuss expectations

    28. Text Structure •Boldface type (or italics, underline, ALL CAPITAL LETTERS) •Bulleted or numbered points •Headings

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