1. Non-Fiction Text in
Multiple Subject Areas
By Kristine Becker
EL 810 XA

2. Reading Curriculum
 Reading Comprehension
 Phonics & Phonemic Awareness
 Vocabulary
 Fluency
 Text Features
 Compare and contrast
 Sequencing
 Story Elements
 Inference
 Research and Inquiry

3. Non-Fiction Text & Math
 Read a book about an
informational topic and make
calculations or measurements.
 Read about the Titanic and find
the perimeter and area of the
first, second, and third class
suites.
 Read about earthquakes and
measure the distance of land that
the earthquake effected.
 There are many books to read
during math.
 Find books by Cindy
Neuschwander and Wayne Geehan
or Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable.

4. Non-Fictions Text & Social Studies
 Students can learn about economics,
history, geography and civics through
text.
 History: Students can read a book,
journal, or diary about a pioneer moving
west.
 Economics: Students could read a book
about supply and demand and create their
own business.
 Geography: Read about different places
around the world and look at maps.
 Civics: Read about the branches of
government and create a class government.
 Student’s prior knowledge and background
can cause difficulties because students
may not have experienced many of the
events from history, such as the
underground railroad.

5. Non-Fiction Text & Science
 “If you plan to do an investigation with
worms and you read about worms first, the
initial wonder is gone. Let students observe
and touch and handle worms before reading
about them, Winokur advises. The hands-on
experience will not only help students
understand scientific words and concepts,
but will give them a reason to turn to the
text” (Fink, L. W. Jennifer. 2012-2013).
 Use interactive text on Discovery Education
or National Geographic
 Science has many vocabulary words to
incorporate in reading and lessons
 Connect to current events and real-world
situations with NASA or Scholastic News

6. “As with any structure or strategy, you will
need to explicitly model how you as an expert
reader use a text feature to make a
prediction. This is best done using a think-
aloud in a whole-group setting” (Kelley, M. J.
and Clausen-Grace, N, 2010).
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