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Reading Nonfiction: Notice & Note Stances, Signposts, and Strategies (Notice & Note Series) 1st Edition

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Also available: Reading Nonfiction Student Bookmarks and Notice & Note/Reading Nonfiction Signpost Student Bookmarks

“When students recognize that nonfiction ought to challenge us, ought to slow us down and make us think, then they’re more likely to become close readers.” That means we need to help them question texts, authors, and, ultimately, their own thinking. No matter the content area, with Reading Nonfiction’s classroom-tested suggestions, you’ll lead kids toward skillful and responsible disciplinary literacy.

Picking up where their smash hit Notice & Note left off, Kylene Beers and Bob Probst write: “Fiction invites us into the writer’s imagined world; nonfiction intrudes into ours and purports to tell us something about it.” This crucial difference increases the responsibility of the nonfiction reader, so Kylene and Bob have developed interlocking scaffolds that every student can use to go beyond a superficial reading:

3 essential questions that set students up for closer, more attentive readings of nonfiction texts
5 Notice & Note nonfiction signposts that cue kids to apply the skills and processes that sophisticated readers use instinctively
7 proven strategies readers can use to clear up confusions when the text gets tough.

We all know the value of helping students define nonfiction and understand its text structures. Reading Nonfiction goes the next crucial step―helping kids challenge the claims of nonfiction authors, be challenged by them, and skillfully and rigorously make up their mind about purported truths.

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Bob Probst is the author of Response and Analysis, he is coeditor (with Kylene Beers and Linda Rief) of Adolescent Literacy: Turning Promise into Practice, and coauthor (with Kylene Beers) of Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading and Reading Nonfiction; Notice & Note Stances Signposts, and Strategies, all published by Heinemann. Bob has also published numerous articles, chapters, and monographs in national and international publications.

Bob began his teaching career as high school English teacher and then became a supervisor of English for a large district in Maryland. He spent most of his academic career at Georgia State University where he is now Professor Emeritus of English Education. After retiring from Georgia State University, he served as a research fellow for Florida International University. Bob is now a consultant to schools, nationally and internationally, focusing on literacy improvement. He works in schools with his colleague and co-author, Kylene Beers.

Bob has served as a member on the Conference on English Board of Directors, an NCTE journal columnist, a member of the national advisory board to American Reading Company, and a member of the NCTE Commission on Reading. In2004 he was awarded the NCTE’s Exemplary Leadership Award, presented by the Conference on English Leadership.

Dr. Kylene Beers is currently an international literacy consultant and previously was a Senior Reading Researcher at the Comer School Development Program at Yale University. She began her career as a middle school language arts teacher outside of Houston, TX. She is the author or co-author of many best-selling books including When Kids Can’t Read/What Teachers Can Do; Forged by Reading; Disrupting Thinking; Reading Nonfiction; and Notice and Note – Strategies for Close Reading. Disrupting Thinking, which she co-authored with Robert Probst, is a 2018 recipient of the Teachers Choice Awards.

Kylene has served on committees with the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English and is an often-invited keynote speaker to national and state conventions. She has served as president of the National Council of Teachers of English and is currently serving as a board member for the international LitWorld Foundation. She is a recipient of the NCTE Leadership Award and the NCTE Middle Grades Outstanding Teacher award.

Most importantly, Kylene is a teacher who continues to work in classrooms today across the nation as she works shoulder-to-shoulder with teachers and students. When not on an airplane, Kylene lives on her ranch with her husband, Brad, and their fabulous dog, Coda, in central Texas.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HEINEMANN
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 20, 2015
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0325050805
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0325050805
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 15 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 0.64 x 9.4 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 10
Best Sellers Rank: #79,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Kylene Beers is a former middle school teacher turned teacher educator who spends her time focusing on the needs of struggling readers.

The author of When Kids Can't Read/What Teachers Can Do, Kylene's understanding of kids, reading, and teaching makes her a sought after speaker. Collaboration with co-author and colleague Bob Probst has resulted in two best-selling books - Notice and Note, Strategies for Close Reading; and, Reading Nonfiction: Stances, Signposts, and Strategies.

In 2008-2009, she served as President of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and in 2011 she received the NCTE Exemplary Leader Award given by the Conference on English Leadership. She has served as a consultant to the National Governor’s Association Education Committee, was the editor of the national literacy journal Voices from the Middle, taught in the College of Education at the University of Houston, was Senior Reading Researcher for the Comer School Development Program at Yale University, and has most recently served as the Senior Reading Advisor to the Reading and Writing Project at Teachers College, Columbia University.

You can follow Kylene on Twitter @KyleneBeers or on her Facebook page or her blog at KyleneBeers.com.

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Customers find this book to be an excellent teaching resource that provides practical strategies for all content areas, with activities and suggestions that make understanding nonfiction easier.

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All teachers will love this book whether they teach English Language Arts or a content area. It's a gold mine just waiting for you to explore. Kylene and Bob begin by explaining that "Non-fiction" does not mean "not fake." In fact, an expanded definition of Nonfiction is: “Nonfiction is that body of work in which the author purports to tell us about the real world, a real experience, a real person, an idea or a belief."

Three questioning stances are used with all nonfiction. They are:
* What surprised me? (The power of this question is illustrated in the examples provided by Beers and Probst)
* What did the author think I already knew? (This question is used when students are confused and the most powerful part of the question is how they can fix the confusion for themselves.)
* What changed, challenged or confirmed what I already knew? (Using this question will cause students to be more engaged in the text as they will be expecting to learn something from the text.)

The signposts in Nonfiction are:
* Contrasts and Contradictions
* Extreme or Absolute language
* Numbers and Stats
* Quoted Words
* Word Gaps
The brilliance of this work lies in the classroom examples that Beers and Probst use to illustrate their work. It's thrilling to know a real teacher whose work is highlighted.

If you want students to be working as hard - or even harder - than the teacher, YOU will want this book!

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I have read a lot of educational books, particularly books regarding how to make my students better readers. Most of those books are collecting dust or have since been dumped in a salvation army bin. Not this book. This is by far the best book I have read! Excellent ideas, examples and strategies. And soooo simple! The book was very readable (versus dry and boring) and I was able to implement various activities and strategies immediately. I am shocked at how simply asking my students to record "what surprised me?", "why did this surprise me?", and "what could this imply?" has made my 8th graders engaged, critical thinkers who ask questions and then answer each others questions (rather than looking to me to be the expert). I promise you, this one is worth the time and money.

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Love it in 6th grade!
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2017
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This is probably one of the best teaching resources I have used in 10+ years. We now use this everyday in read aloud, reading logs at home and sometime shared reading. The kids have totally caught on and we've noticed a huge change in how much more they are paying attention while reading. Looking for signpost in the text is like a monster scavenger hunt and they love it. Also cool to see how many different ways you can use the sign posts. You can individually write them on Post-it's, you can create anchor charts, you can create them as a template graphic organizer. The possibilities of how to use this material is endless.

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This is such a great book. Not only does it have awesome strategies, but it’s real. The author’s didn’t sugar coat their classroom experiences and aren’t pretending that their lessons are the gold standard. They acknowledge that educating is hard, teachers are fallible, and everyone can grow. A joy to read.

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book quality is not so good.
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I'm halfway through this book and am really excited to give this strategy a try. I think it will really help my students' level of understanding. I would have given this a 5 stars for content for sure, but I took a star away because the book has released from the binding and the pages are falling out. The return window has passed so now I'm trying to finish a book that keeps falling apart. Content a definite 5 stars, book quality is not so good.

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J. Kellogg
A must-have resource
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2015
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Kylene Beers and Robert Probst have done it again. I purchased this book as soon as it came out, and am delighted that I did. As a Junior High Language Arts teacher, I have relied heavily on the Notice and Note strategies for fiction, but really needed strategies to teach the required nonfiction. The book is simple to read, contains wonderful, usable resources, and the strategies are easily understood by my students. I have already handed this book off to our science department, and they are excited to purchase their own books and incorporate the techniques, as well. A must-have resource for any teacher wanting to strengthen nonfiction comprehension in the classroom.

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Forever changing the way I teach
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Kylene and Bill have forever transformed the way I approach non-fiction as a reader and as an educator. I plan to completely revamp my non-fiction reading curriculum to better incorporate the lessons in this book (with some modifications). An absolute must read for any educator, even if you're not an ELA teacher or even a classroom teacher.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2015
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This book accomplishes something that I haven't seen many do - it speaks to and MOVES all teachers at all levels. If you work with readers and writers, this is the book. If you want students to do authentic, purposeful work that builds critical thinking skills, this is the book. If you are a teacher who wants to immerse yourself in well-conceived strategies that respect you and the students you learn alongside, this is the book. I can't get it into enough teachers' hands quickly enough. This is the book that changes our field.

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Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2018
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Great resource to help students slow down and to think critically when reading nonfiction texts. Everything you need...anchor charts, texts, script for instruction, etc. You will be amazed at the level of deep discussions your students will engage in.

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