Do frequent read-alouds and shared readings of a wide variety of literary and informational texts.

Model, teach, and have students practice strategies for understanding informational texts.

Model, teach, and have students practice strategies for understanding literary texts.

• Do frequent read-alouds and shared readings of a wide variety of literary and informational texts

• select fiction and non-fiction books, poetry and other materials (e.g., newspapers, magazines) for read alouds and shared reading

• when teaching a theme, match fiction and nonfiction books and poetry on the same topic (e.g., An Octopus Followed Me Home, Lear's poem on octopus, Scholastic book on octopi)

• select fiction and non-fiction books, poetry and other materials (e.g., newspapers, magazines, primary source documents, internet) for read alouds and shared reading

• when teaching a theme, match fiction and nonfiction books and poetry on the same topic (The Keeping Quilt, Geneaology, Grandmother's Quilt, Website on Quilting, All You Ever Wanted to Know About Qulting But Were Afraid to Ask)