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By Emily Kissner. This presentation was designed to help teachers get started with teaching text structure. It includes 58 slides that address the common text structures, reasons for teaching text structures, and teaching suggestions. You will find practical advice and answers to common questions about text structures, as well as suggested resources for further study. This presentation would be suitable for individual study, a brief professional development session, or a team meeting. (Please note: This is not intended to be a student resource. For a student-friendly introduction to text structures, look at Understanding Text Structures.)
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January 20, 2012
I was wondering which you would suggest to teach first? Nonfiction text features or text structure?
January 19, 2012
Hello! I like to start with text features, and then go on to text structure. The features are such a great way to get kids into a text to preview and activate their background knowledge. Sometimes the features will even give a clue to the text structure. Hope this helps!
January 20, 2012
I'm the author of two books for Heinemann: Summarizing, Paraphrasing,and Retelling, and The Forest AND the Trees: Helping Readings Identify Important Details in Texts and Tests. Both books help teachers to figure out and meet the needs of their students. I have taught for thirteen years, working with seventh graders, sixth graders, and fourth graders.
