Guidelines For Study Groups

As we begin to break into our study groups, please keep the following guidelines in mind.

v  Be Present: You are an important member of your study group. Please try to be present, both physically and mentally.

v  Be Respectful: Please exercise respect when interacting with other participants and the facilitator.

v  Keep An Open Mind: As we are examining research involving your topic, please be willing to listen to and learn from others.

v  Get Involved: Become an active participant of your study group when examining the research and strategies associated with your group’s skill.

v  Contribute to the handout that your group creates.

Food For Thought: “A team is a mosaic”(Charles Williams)

Recommended Expository Texts

Title of Book / Author
Apples / Jacqueline Farmer
Arctic Thaw: The People of the Whale in a Changing Climate / Peter Lourie
Bats / Gail Gibbons
Cactus Hotel / Brenda Guiberson
Dinosaur Tracks / Kathleen Zoehfeld
Frogs and Toads / Ellen Schultz
Hello Bumblebee / Darin Lunde
It’s a Butterfly’s Life / Irene Kelly
Monarch Butterfly / Gail Gibbons
Snakes: Biggest! Littlest! / Sandra Markle
The Journey: Stories of Migration / Cynthia Rylant
The Usborne First Encyclopedia of Animals / Paul Doswell

Reutzel, D. D., & Fawson, P. (2008). Do You Want to Know What I Learned? Using Informational Trade Books as Models to Teach Text Structure. Early Childhood Education Journal, 36(3), 213-219. doi:10.1007/s10643-008-0273-0

Reutzel, R., Read, S., & Fawson, P. C. (2009). Using Information Trade Books as Models for Teaching Expository Text Structure Improve Children's Reading Comprehension: An Action Research Project. Journal Of Reading Education, 35(1), 31-38.

Websites For Selecting Expository
Texts

Robert F. Siebert Award

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardgrants/bookmarkmedia/sibertmedal/index.cfm

NCTE’s Orbis Picture Award

http://www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictus

Reading Teacher’s Teachers’ Choice Booklist

http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists/TeacherChoices.aspx

ALA’s Notable Children’s Books

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb/index.cfm

Source: Pilonieta, P. (2011). The expository text primer: A teacher's resource guide for using expository text. New England Reading Association Journal, 46(2), 45-51.