Readers see
TEXT ORGANIZATION
Utilize print & digital text features

Introduce the 3 ways text features help readers | To better understand | To find | To teach new
Purchase 30 text-feature cards, each with a visual graphic & reader purposes.
Infographs communicate a lot of information visually. | Mini-posters dissecting the parts of different examples.
Apply text features BEFORE reading
Scope out and steal information about the topic.
Emphasize the “scope out and steal” analogy of a thief by providing students with masks printed onto cardstock.
Students communicate what info they learned from a particular feature with Information T.H.I.E.V.E.S.
Readers question & predict.
Preview the text before reading.
Grades K-1 Mini-Lesson Resources
Grades 2-3 Mini-Lesson Resources
Grades 4-6 Mini-Lesson Resources
Grades 7-12 Mini-Lesson Resources
Apply text features DURING reading
Demonstrate how text features support comprehension.
Model these reader tools using the Scholastic News “The Problem with Plastics” article.