ncte 2013 ignite session: dead presidents and whales
TRANSCRIPT
Dead Presidents
and Whales:
Engaging Readers with
NonfictionDonalyn Miller
NCTE 2013
Ashley
“I hate nonfiction. It’s all about dead presidents and
whales.”
WHALES: GIANTS OF THE DEEP
BY ASHLEY
Consumptive Maidens and
Rainbows: Engaging
Readers with Poetry
Genre Avoidance
As with any other genre they avoid
reading, when my students claim they
dislike reading nonfiction, I assume
they lack positive, meaningful reading
experiences with it.--Reading in the Wild
Add more nonfiction to daily
book talks.
Read aloud nonfiction texts.
Use nonfiction as
mentor texts.
Pair fiction with nonfiction
on related topics.
Provide students frequent
opportunities to preview,
read, and share nonfiction.
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