Informational Text: Why Is It Necessary?

We live in the age of information. With access to the internet which has unlimited possibilities, isn't it important that we teach our students how to use this and other informational text available to us before it becomes a problem for them later in their educational careers. By fourth grade, students will experiece a fourth grade "slump" in reading because the text that are mainly pushed on them are informational in nature. If we want our students to succeed with this type of text we need to teach them how. This can be done as early as three years old. Through this blog I will be explaining how I am trying to incorporate informational text with my preschool students and the results that I got by doing different activities. If you have any suggestion please let me know. Welcome to my journey into the world of informational text.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Let The Journey Begin

I started my journey into the world of informational text by providing myself a base from which to grow from.  I read a informational book about stars without questioning or stopping.  During this time I had my assistant mark tallies on the spreadsheet that I provided, all the disrupting behaviors that occurred.  The following behaviors were observed: talking to neighbor on 7 different occassions, kicking feet four different times, playing with hands 5 different times, non-related questions asked 1 time, playing with clothes 5 different times, and other distracting behaviors 6 different times.  As you can see it wasn't a very successful lesson.  For the next trial, I will incorporate an activity that I have either discussed with colleagues or have read about. 
Thanks for joining me,
Erin
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