📖 ReadingLevel 1Lesson 24
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Reading a Nonfiction Book
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Learning Objectives
- 1Apply all nonfiction reading strategies: title, headings, key vocabulary, and evidence words
- 2Read a complete short nonfiction book
- 3Recall facts from multiple sections
- 4Answer comprehension questions by locating specific evidence in the text
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Mini Lesson
A nonfiction book is a book full of true facts — about animals, places, people, or how things work. Today you will put all your nonfiction reading skills together to read a complete short nonfiction book like a real reader.
Parts of a nonfiction book
- Title — tells you what the whole book is about.
- Table of Contents — a list of chapters and page numbers at the front.
- Chapter headings — tell you what each section will teach you.
- Glossary — a mini-dictionary at the back with key words and meanings.
- Index — an alphabetical list at the back that shows which pages talk about each topic.
Special features you will see on the page
- Photos and captions — real pictures with a short note under them.
- Diagrams with labels — drawings with arrows and words that name the parts.
- Bold vocabulary words — important words printed in dark letters.
- Numbers and evidence words — facts like 71%, mostly, the largest.
Your nonfiction reading toolkit — use ALL of these today
- Read the title — what is this book about?
- Scan the headings — what will each section cover?
- Spot the key vocabulary — look for bold or italic words.
- Notice numbers and evidence words — they hold key facts.
- Point to evidence — when answering questions, find the exact words.
- Recall after each section — say one fact in your own words.
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Ask yourself after each section: "What was the most important fact? Can I say it without looking?"
Vocabulary
Nonfiction
A book or text that is full of true facts about the real worlde.g. A book about bees or the Earth is nonfiction.
Table of Contents
A list at the front of a book that shows the chapters and page numberse.g. The Table of Contents helps you find the chapter you want.
Glossary
A mini-dictionary at the back of a book with key words and their meaningse.g. Look up "pollination" in the glossary.
Index
An alphabetical list at the back of a book showing which pages talk about each topice.g. Use the index to find every page that mentions the queen bee.
Caption
A short sentence under a photo or picture that tells you what it showse.g. The caption under the photo said "A bee on a flower."
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