Author-educator Melissa Stewart introduces scaffolded visual, information, and digital literacy activities to help K-3 students develop the observational, inquiry, and critical thinking skills required to evaluate print and digital resources for nonfiction reports. Supports Common Core RIT Standards 6 and 7 and Writing Standards 7 and 8.
The content presented in this two-hour session is summarized in two sets of blog posts. In the first part of the session, I discuss ground-breaking work being done at Teacher’s College at Columbia University, showing the most effective way to introduce nonfiction writing and research to early-elementary students. These posts provide an overview of TC thinking and include related activities that I’ve developed to reinforce the concepts.
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