Rich instruction: Informational text strategies introductory video

Welcome to the video series “Rich Instruction: Informational Text Strategies.” One of the things that’s happening with the state standards and state assessments, whether they use Common Core or a different set, is that the testing is getting more intense because they’re asking students to go to levels of analysis of informational texts that we’ve never asked them to go to. And many educators are uncomfortable with this. So this series is a set of tools you can use with students that actually work in middle and high school.

The first thing that needs to be understood is that you’re being assessed on both informative texts and literary texts. About 70% of assessments are informative texts, so we are going to spend time there. The other item that needs to be mentioned is simply this: As students get into more sophisticated texts, there are actually a combination of literary and informational because they often embed stories and other kinds of literary devices in order to enhance the experience for the reader.

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Ruby Payne2020-06-26T10:57:09-05:00January 31st, 2018|K-12 Schools|

About the Author: Ruby Payne

In her two decades as a consultant on education and economic class, Ruby has published more than a dozen books and spoken extensively around the globe. Ruby empowers educators and community leaders to address issues of poverty in classrooms, communities, businesses, hospitals, churches, and social services. Through aha! Process programs and conferences, Ruby has certified thousands of trainees in her Framework for Understanding Poverty and Bridges Out of Poverty models. Her book Emotional Poverty won an IPPY Award from the Independent Publishers organization, which named it one of the best educational resources of the year. Over her distinguished career, Ruby has worked as a teacher and principal, written K–12 curriculum in all subject areas, and assisted in strategic planning and staff development programs for multiple organizations. Ruby’s work guides educators and community leaders through her extensive library of resources. She aims to equip everyone she meets with the tools to write a future story full of hope.