Implementing Informational Books In The Classroom

Each day my students come to school eager to learn. Watching them come to school each day ignited by the opportunities that are being opened up for them is inspiring. Each student in my classroom is a sponge and soaks up any information I give them. I teach in a low-income area and many of the children I teach come from challenging home lives; however, they crave knowledge and information. The students in my classroom need a variety of informational text to spark a variety of interests and build vocabulary and knowledge. With these books I will create an informational text library that will meet many different reading levels and interests in my classroom. I will purchase different leveled informational textbooks so that all students in my classroom can choose books on their independent reading and interest level. …show more content…
During these whole group readings I plan on having students do paired sharing, so that they can work together to understand the text read, learn and help each other apply comprehension skills. Also, encourage students to use the vocabulary in the text while talking with their partner. I also plan on asking and discussing different questions to assist them in learning how to comprehend the text. Students will also use the informational text that I purchase to read and report what they learned from these books to the class. I plan on allowing students to present the information that they learned from the topic they chose in a creative way. By creating this informational library I hope to engage children, help them learn the structure and different elements in informational text that will support literacy skills they are