Non-Fiction Text Structures for Better Comprehension and Response

Non—fiction text structures organize information into comprehensible patterns. Knowing how to recognize and use these structures to navigate non—fiction text greatly improves students’ understanding of what they read. Gail Saunders—Smith simplifies the process by providing teachers of grades 4—8 with: ways to teach each of the five non—fiction text structures: compare/contrast, cause/effect, sequence/procedure, question/answer, and exemplification; engaging whole—class and small—group activ...