Learning and understanding the five text structures for non-fiction can be hard for 8 and 9 year old students. In fact, it can be hard on a teacher to teach the five text structures to 8 and 9 year old students. But luckily, Gail Gibbons has made it a little easier on all of us!
Non-fiction texts are not my students first choice of genre to read. Plus, informational text is a huge part of the state reading assessment in Ohio. Exposing my students to all kinds of non-fiction is crucial when it comes to third grade. So, I know that I need to spend quite a bit of time each year discussing "structure" and how it can help students understand the way in which an author builds a text. Text structure refers to the way an author organizes information in a text. Teaching our students to recognize the structure of content-area texts, can help students focus attention on concepts, relationships, and help them monitor their comprehension as they read.
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