Informational Books
Illinois is in the process of adopting new standards. These standards will have a strong emphasis on reading informational texts. The teachers at Prairieview are already discussing how to incorporate more informational texts into the curriculum. I suggest that when purchasing or getting books out of the library for your children, if they usually select fiction, decide to occasionally select a nonfiction book. Like all free reading, these books should be about something that interests your child. You might even show them how to find just the information they are really interested in and read only that part of the book. When we read to gather information, we usually only read until we find the answers to the questions we have. Unlike novels, informational texts do not need to be read cover-to-cover.
