PREVIEW: Prior

PREVIEW: Prior

Non-fiction reading strategies differ from Fictional reading strategies. Non-fiction text is designed to offer factual information on real events.

PRIOR to reading the text, have the child(ren) complete a preview or “Book Walk”. Non-fiction text is designed with elements not found in Fiction. Search for specific elements of Non-fiction including:

• heading

• sub-headings

• graphs

• charts

• table of contents

• glossary

• index

• photographs

• illustrations