As part of a continuing discussion on the myths and truths surrounding Common, this piece seeks to shed light on the standards’ “informational text” guidelines, along with questions and concerns that ...

With the Common Core Standards came an increased focus on reading informational texts, starting with kindergarten. But integrating informational texts isn’t as simple as having students read a couple ...

Data from several different sources converge on the point that informational text is scarce in primary-grade classrooms. One such source of data is the analyses of the text genres represented in basal ...

In an English/language arts classroom in Iowa, 10th graders are analyzing the rhetoric in books about computer geeks, fast food, teenage marketing, the working poor, chocolate-making, and ...

Field guides, maps, calendars and photos. What do these items have in common? They are informational texts! In the new PBS KIDS series, Molly of Denali, adventurous 10-year-old Molly Mabray lives in ...

New comments have come in on several students’ blog posts. The students look on excitedly as the teacher shows the comments on the Smart Board. Dontae mentions that a neighbor stopped him the other ...

With full implementation of the Common Core State Standards just a year away, Florida is taking last-minute feedback from supporters and critics alike. Gov. Rick Scott, whose tea party base has been ...

Make reading practice fun and meaningful with this Space Reading Comprehension Bundle for Grade 3. This bundle includes 10 engaging reading resources all about Space. Students read short, kid-friendly ...

Make reading practice fun and meaningful with this Animals Reading Comprehension Bundle for Grade 3. This bundle includes 10 engaging reading resources all about Pets. Students read short, ...