This content area reading learning activity, ‘Book Jacket,’ teaches students about how examining the book jacket can yield useful information in deciding whether or not to keep reading. It encourages students to identify the information in the book jacket that matches their purpose for reading and connections to prior knowledge and personal experience.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Table of Contents,’ helps students use the table of contents to locate information. It is aimed at enhancing students’ comprehension of a text by having them find facts using the table of contents.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Table of Contents as Questions,’ helps students develop an understanding of the purpose and features of the table of contents. It is aimed at helping students understand how the table of contents functions and encourages them to set a purpose for reading.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘The Fascinating Foreword,’ teaches students about the function and purpose of the foreword. It is aimed at helping students understand that the foreword, preface and/or introduction all provide critical information to the reader that becomes the foundation for deciding whether or not to keep reading.
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