Non-fiction
- Table of contents
- actual facts
- real photographs
- glossary
- word meaning
- some have chapters
- illustrations
- tells a story
- emotions-funny, fantasy
- different generas
- dedication page
- Easier for ELLs?
- I think nonfiction texts with pictures are easier for ELL students because the pictures speak for itself. The students are able to build on prior knowledge and add new information. Teachers can front load students with new vocabulary that may come during a nonfiction reading. Teachers can also get the same concept in students native language and let them read it BEFORE the classroom text reading.
- However, I also feel that fiction texts with predictable phonics sentences are easy for ELL. I have many of these in my class and all the kids benefit from the predictable sentences
- Challenging for ELLs?
- reading without pictures or illustrations.
- without having any prior knowledge on the reading
- Too many new vocabulary
Salome,
ReplyDeleteBoth genres can offer challenges and support for our ELLs. You have described both and have come up with strategies to use both. Thanks for posting!
Donna