Teaching Students to Read Informational Texts-Independently! 30 Step-by-Step Strategy Lessons That Scaffold Essential Common Core Reading Skills to Help Students Tackle Informational Texts on Their Own

Model lessons and engaging activities help students apply research-based reading strategies to informational texts so that they can read and comprehend complex texts. Students will learn these key reading strategies: * finding key details* determining main idea* locating text evidence to support an answer* using text features* understanding text structure* summarizing text* asking and answering questions* and much more Armed with these reading skills, students can successfully tackle complex informational texts and really become independent readers. For use with Grades 3-5.