Description:
While teachers can’t possibly give students all of the topic knowledge they will need for every text, teachers can build students’ background knowledge of different kinds of text, and help them to learn and refine strategies for working with narrative, informational, and poetic text. In this session, teachers will explore easy ways to get kids talking and moving while still building their schema for reading.


Workshop Info:
Figurative language is tough for many students to understand. In this Powerpoint, students use the strategy of visualizing to unlock the mysteries of figurative language.



Card activities are a great way to get kids moving and talking about what they have learned. In this activity, students use cards to help them understand different text structures and how readers should adjust their thinking to each one.