Podcasts about informational text

This podcast explores the value of teaching students to read the graphics in content area texts. Although pictures can distract from the word reading of young children, as they confront more complex texts they will need to learn how to interpret the graphics and this podcast suggests how that might be accomplished.

On this episode of the Teaching Middle School ELA podcast we're diving into the topic of making informational texts your students' new favorite genre!Navigating through the complexities of analyzing informational texts can often be a daunting task for our middle school students. In today's episode, we discuss the simple yet powerful trick we used time and time again to actually empower our students when tackling a new informational text.This innovative tool was crafted to guide students through the intricate process of summarizing, analyzing, and reflecting on their reading. Tune in as we break down each component of analyzing informational text by using the visual of an inverted triangle. We start with the expansive top section where students craft a tag and summary of the text, then transition to the middle section, where students condense their summary using the SWBST method, and finally, we arrive at the pinnacle of the triangle, where students distill their analysis into a succinct main idea!You'll also grab great classroom discussion starters and thought-provoking questions to encourage students' critical thinking through each stage of the process! (So be sure to grab a pen and paper to take quick notes!)Whether you've taught informational texts for 1 year or 30 years, this episode will leave you with fresh tools and strategies to invigorate your classroom instruction!Tune in for an episode full of actionable takeaways!Link mentioned: https://www.ebteacher.com/infotextAre you enjoying the podcast?Make sure to subscribe to our channel and leave us a review!  To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE by scrolling down our show page, selecting a star rating, and tapping “Write a review.” Let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom!Interested in joining the EB Teachers' Club with thousands of other middle school ELA teachers from around the globe? Join the waitlist today, and you'll be the first to know when we open enrollment again! https://www.ebteacher.com/ebtc-waitlist

Dr. Claire Christensen is a Senior Education Researcher at SRI International. She is a principal investigator with expertise in educational media research. While she studies many areas of media and its impact on youth, the focus of our conversation was mostly around STEM media. Claire is extremely knowledgeable and passionate of educational media research. She has a PhD and MA in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has a BS in Mass Communications (Television Production).Episode NotesClaire shares the importance of research on the impacts of media on youth. She shares specific examples of research she has done and is doing and how that research helps inform children's programming. STEM programming and showing diverse representation of people who work in STEM fields is critical in getting more women and POC to enter STEM careers. We talk about the importance of this and how this is changing and growing.We also talk about kids and screen time and how the pandemic has impacted how we view our kids' screen time. It's not always a bad thing! Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound StudioAcronyms, Definitions, and Fact CheckSRI International - a 75-year pioneering research institute with a rich history supporting government and industry. SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute) is organized around broad disciplines and capabilities, from research and development divisions and labs to groups who excel at identifying new opportunities, developing products and creating custom solutions. Analytical Engineer - a modern data team member that is responsible for modeling data to provide clean, accurate datasets so that different users within the company can work with them. Their role entails transforming, testing, and documenting data. (https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/analytics-engineer/)The Magic School Bus - an animated children's television series, based on the book series of the same name by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Running originally from 1994 to 1997, the series received critical acclaim for its use of celebrity voice talent and combining entertainment with an educational series. (wikipedia)Claire's LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairegchristensen/Claire's Twitter Handle: @research_claire"Molly of Denali" - The daily adventures of 10-year-old Alaska native Molly Mabray, her family, her dog Suki and her friends Tooey and Trini. Molly of Denali research study press release.Informational Text - a subset of the larger category of nonfiction (Duke & Bennett-Armistead, 2003). Its primary purpose is to inform the reader about the natural or social world. (https://umaine.edu/edhd/research-outreach/lifespan-literacy-community/programs/correll-book-award/what-is-informational-text/)Adaptive Learning - an educational method which uses computer algorithms as well as artificial intelligence to orchestrate the interaction with the learner and deliver customized resources and learning activities to address the unique needs of each learner. (wikipedia)"The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That" - designed to spark a love of learning and an interest in science and engineering in preschool-aged children. (https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/cat-in-the-hat/about)

Remember all those incredible types of informational text we talked about last week? (ICYMI, definitely head back to episode 27!) Today I'm spilling my secrets for bulking up your informational classroom library section on a budget.  Listen in for 6 ways you can support student learning with more (and more authentic!) informational texts for free and almost-free! You don't want to miss: 2:15 - Dani's question about how to set up a classroom library that doesn't have a ton of books (yet!).  5:40 - managing borrowed books from the public library so they are ready for you to return without a late fee! 8:21 - How to ask for free books from your neighborhood! 10:10 - Budget-friendly ways to bulk up your library…not free, but definitely easy on your wallet and often have great sets of series or themed books! 13:45 - My ABSOLUTE favorite spot for unique, budget-friendly nonfiction books that are ALWAYS a hit in my classroom, and most have been $7-$9! 15:45 - Going beyond the books: quick, FREE ways to add more informational mentor texts to your classroom library, like this dentist pamphlet! 19:00 - Even if the CONTENT isn't specifically relevant (they're not going on a road trip through Spain right now!), the skills of understanding real informational text is important in life. Here's how to support that in your young readers. 21:50 How your students' families or your own family can help! Links and resources from this episode: Check out the example I mentioned from the San Francisco Airport here, and comment with one random type of informational text you thought of after this episode! Get on the waitlist for the FREE virtual training on how to take your upper elementary lessons from rote to “REAL” - leave with 5 “purposeful project” planning templates and the tools you need to increase student engagement, boost motivation, and create lasting learning! Loved this episode? Take a screenshot, add it to IG, and tag me @appleblossomteachers so we can help even more teachers just like you! Don't forget to submit your Curriculum Conundrum at appleblossomteachers.com/mycc, and subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss an answer!

Welcome back! I am so pumped for this relaunch. Let's jump on in! >>> Nonfiction books and articles are often readily available in our curriculum and digital downloads, but there's a whole world of real informational text we can easily incorporate beyond that.  Grab your notepad, because I'm sharing TONS of easy ways you can expose your students to more authentic, more varied types of informational text. Giving nonfiction text a purpose in their world, beyond the classroom, is key to increasing student motivation and engagement.  You don't want to miss: (3:36) Why your packaged curriculum isn't motivating your students to write, and 3 easy ways to fix it (11:17) Trade book recommendations for authentically tying science, social studies, math, art, and more into your reading and writing lessons (13:45) My favorite place to buy unique informational books for a steal!  (21:50) The BEST genre you definitely need in your library!! All about narrative nonfiction and why it's so great for reading and writing instruction… (26:17) Authentic nonfiction articles - why quality and frequency matters (30:22) What informational text is TRULY presented to us in our world? Spoiler alert, it's not just from books and articles! Here are some easy ways you can expose your students to authentic informational text. PLUS, how a local dentist is my recent favorite source of informational text in my library. Say what?!  Links and resources from this episode: Read about a bonus type of free informational text to add to your instruction here, and be sure to comment with your favorite type mentioned in the episode!  Get on the waitlist for the FREE virtual training on how to take your upper elementary lessons from rote to “REAL” - leave with 5 “purposeful project” planning templates and the tools you need to increase student engagement, boost motivation, and create lasting learning! Loved this episode? Take a screenshot, add it to IG, and tag me @appleblossomteachers so we can help even more teachers just like you! Don't forget to submit your Curriculum Conundrum at appleblossomteachers.com/mycc, and subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss an answer!

Readers are naturally filled with questions about topics they are interested in and are led to read nonfiction texts to find answers to those questions. However, nonfiction texts can be overwhelming and difficult to read from the different text structures to the content specific vocabulary to the way the content is presented to the amount of content stuffed into one piece of text readers can be left overwhelmed. Especially young readers. Help guide your readers through navigating nonfiction texts. What you'll gain from this episode... 9 key teaching points for helping your readers navigate nonfiction text To read more about navigating informational text, check out the associated blog post for this episode here, Literacy Treasures Blog A collection of ready to go minilessons with printable resources for Reading Informational Text. Grab the Literacy Treasures FREE Resource Library A collection of 100+ minilessons (including the minilessons shared in this episode) that are ready to go, Reading Workshop Minilesson Bundle for Building Readers Here at Literacy Treasures, I LOVE to talk about reading and writing and share with teachers all that I've learned about what it takes to build strong readers and writers. I have immersed myself in the research of Lucy Calkins, Jennifer Serravallo, Stephanie Harvey, Debbie Miller, Carl Anderson, Gay Su Pinnell, Irene Fountas and so many others. Every resource, strategy, tool, minilesson and teaching tip that is shared on Literacy Treasures is rooted in this research. Website Literacy Treasures Teachers Pay Teachers Literacy Treasures Instagram literacytreasures Pinterest @teachershuddle Facebook Literacy Treasures --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literacytreasures/message

Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring to you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching.  Creating lessons is what teachers do, so in this episode planning the next lesson is what we are doing! In the curriculum, Pam is […] The post #7 Lesson Planning to Teach Informational Text appeared first on Craft & Draft.

Informational text structures are the organizational patterns all writers must learn. Most people read and write for informational purposes. Five Basic Informational Text Structures There are five basic informational text structures. Those are: description compare/contrast cause/effect sequence/timeline problem/solution   Each structure gives the reader a unique perspective about a topic, and each structure has a purpose. Decisions writers must make about text structures Before a writer can even choose a text structure, the writer needs to know the topic, intended audience and purpose for writing. These decisions can help you to figure out what informational text structures you're going to need to explain or argue something. Improve comprehension and writing skills   Through teaching informational text structures, your students will gain the necessary study and writing skills they'll need for the rest of their lives. I can't tell you how many former students thank me for the writing skills I taught helped them in high school and college. All I did was introduce them to 5 simple text structures and showed them how to use them. However, these strategies made a world of difference in their note taking and writing.   Click here for a free pdf of the 5 basic informational text structures. Click here for the START WRITE NOW GUIDE Music from: Come Inside by Snowflake (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/59564 Ft: Starfrosch, Jerry Spoon, Kara Square, spinningmerkaba

In today's episode we're talking about four strategies you can begin implementing right away to help you incorporate informational text into your classroom in easy and meaningful ways.  Links mentioned in this episode: The EB Teachers' Club: ebacademics.com/membership Informational Text Graphic Organizers: ebacademics.com/informationaltext Make sure to follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/ebacademics

Episode 49 is one of my most unique - and most ridiculous - episodes to date.  I walk my listeners, or “Brookworms”, through the daunting task of reading and understanding the informational text entitled, “Assembly Instructions”.     Next week, for Brook Reading's 50th episode, I read and discuss “World War Z” by Max Brooks with a special guest!   Shoutouts * Here is the link to the website, Pinup Girl Clothing, and the outfits and such that I talked about in the episode.   Overlook Dress - Pinup Girl Clothing * To my listeners and pals:  Ali, Vic, Morgan Pinder, Wendy Hart.  Thank you so much for listening and supporting me and my show!  Love you all!   Thank you so much for all of your support!  Subscribe and check out my other episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Radio Public, Castbox, Player FM, or download directly from http://brookreading.libsyn.com.  You can also leave comments, questions, or novel requests on Twitter @brookreadingpod, find me on Facebook at the Brook Reading Podcast, or email me:  brookreading@gmail.com.     Also, if you'd like to support Brook Reading financially, you can buy me a coffee at www.ko-fi.com/brookreading and I'll send you some fun stuff!  Use the hashtags #wlipodpeeps #ladypodsquad #podernfamily to discover other awesome podcasts.  Happy reading!

Technology Information: Informational Text

Technology Information: Informational Text

Technology Information: Informational Text

"Dr. Baker":http://web.missouri.edu/bakere/ interviews "Dr. Shenglan Zhang":mailto:szhang@winona.edu and "Dr. Nell K. Duke":http://www.msularc.org/html/prin_duke.html about the role of purpose and how a reader's purpose impacts his comprehension.

"Dr. Baker":http://web.missouri.edu/bakere/ interviews Dr. Margaret McKeown about whether comprehension instruction should focus on content or strategies.

Dr. Baker interviews "Dr. Julie Coiro":http://www.uri.edu/hss/education/faculty/coiro.html about the skills middle-school students need to effectively read online.

Dr. Bravo joins history/social studies specialists, Dayna Wells and Emmalee Briggs, to discuss how an incisive understanding of informational text contributes to becoming a successful student and an informed citizen.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Rozlyn Linder joins Justin Baeder to discuss her book, Chart Sense.Interview Notes, Resources, & Links Purchase Rozlyn's book, Chart Sense Chart Sense: Common Sense Charts to Teach 3-8 Informational Text and LiteratureChart Sense for Writing: Over 70 Common Sense Charts with Tips and Strategies to Teach 3-8 WritingK-2 Chart Sense: Common Sense Charts to Teach K-2 Informational Text and LiteratureFollow @RozLinder on TwitterAbout Rozlyn LinderDr. Rozlyn Linder is an author, literacy consultant, and staff developer specializing in explicit instruction, culturally-relevant pedagogy, and standards-based classrooms. She holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and is the author of five books.

"Dr. Kuby":http://education.missouri.edu/faculty/LTC/Kuby_Candace.php and Dr. Paige discuss the reading fluency of secondary students.

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