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Abstract of
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A Quick Guide to Selecting Great Informational Books for Young Children
Kathy E. Stephens
The children's literature market has experienced enormous growth in recent years, providing teachers with an abundance of resources with which to teach reading. High-quality informational texts abound. Yet, teachers often are uncertain about how to select appropriate informational texts to use with younger readers when including them in read-alouds, guided reading, and learning centers. The purpose of this article is to provide a quick checklist to help primary teachers choose quality, age-appropriate texts.
Abstract from Stephens, K.E. (2008, March). A Quick Guide to Selecting Great Informational Books for Young Children. The Reading Teacher, 61(6), 488–490. doi: 10.1598/RT.61.6.6
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