tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post609593740153191705..comments2024-03-26T08:31:20.363-05:00Comments on Amy Brown Science: Informational Text in the High School Biology ClassAmy Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160329343396308noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post-43916767515442295382012-10-11T20:23:57.303-05:002012-10-11T20:23:57.303-05:00It sounds like your school is doing a great job to...It sounds like your school is doing a great job to focus on this and support students. I'm not sure everyone is seeing this need for shifting (as you said, "haven't we already been doing that"). It sounds like you all are explicitly teaching reading for understanding in other content areas vs assigning students reading in the content areas. <br /><br />I have not been out of high school too terribly long and still remember nights sitting with science and social studies textbooks or class reading assignments and not having a clue what I was reading about. I thought every single word was important and therefore did not know what I needed to remember. I was always good at reading and understanding fiction but hit a wall with informational. I don't think I really overcame this until I was student teaching and learning so much using 5th grade and middle school leveled nonfiction to plan my units. tamaralynn @tarheelstateteacher.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998253634392844445noreply@blogger.com