Engaging Students in Reading All Types of Text (Quick Reference Guide)

New kinds of text are constantly emerging through various media platforms, which creates exciting opportunities to embrace all the ways students can interact with what they read. In this quick reference guide, Pam Allyn and Monica Burns provide tips and tools you can use to help K-12 students

* Read widely: Interact with a variety of genres, formats, and platforms.
* Read critically: Evaluate a text's accuracy and authenticity.
* Read deeply: Think about, question, and reflect on a text.
* Read closely: Draw supporting evidence from a text.
* Read socially: Use texts as a basis for social connection and community.

Engaging Students in Reading All Types of Text also shares online tools, discussion questions, and assessment guidelines that show how teaching readers to navigate text effectively and efficiently in digital spaces can help them engage more meaningfully with all types of text. Whether your students are eager readers or reluctant readers, they'll be faced with a growing array of potentially confusing written communications. Use this guide to make sure you can help your students hone their skills across a wide variety of material—and develop the confidence they'll need to be lifelong readers.

8.5" x 11" 3-panel foldout guide (6 pages), laminated for extra durability and 3-hole-punched for binder storage.

Pam Allyn is a renowned author, public speaker, and children's literacy advocate. She is the founder of LitWorld, the organization that created World Read Aloud Day and serves children in 26 countries. With LitWorld, Allyn created LitCamp, the summer school initiative prioritizing the serious joy of lifelong reading and writing.

Monica Burns is a curriculum and educational technology consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator, and founder of ClassTechTips.com. As a classroom teacher, Burns used one-to-one technology to create engaging, standards-based lessons for students. She has presented to teachers, administrators, and tech enthusiasts at numerous national and international conferences including SXSW EDU, ISTE, and EduTech. She is a webinar host for SimpleK12 and a regular contributor to Edutopia. Burns visits schools throughout the United States to work with preK–20 teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible. She also provides support to organizations using technology to reach children and families in need.