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ORC Resource Number #1348
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Exploring How Section Headings Support Understanding of Expository Texts
Promising Practice
PROFESSIONAL COMMENTARY

This lesson supports students' exploration and understanding of the purposes for section headings in expository texts. Working together, students read expository texts and insert the missing section headings. This lesson provides guided practice for students as they discuss how section headings are used to enhance comprehension. A foundational lesson, this activity assists students who may need further support in comprehending expository text. Subsequent lessons, linking the use of section headings to research activities, will be needed to allow students to apply their understanding of text features. (author/ncl)

OHIO STANDARDS
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English Language Arts Standards
Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text Standard
NATIONAL STANDARDS
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Standards for the English Language Arts
Reading strategies, language use, and conventions
RESOURCE TYPE
Instructional Resource
PRACTICE LEVEL
Promising Practice
STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
Grades 3–5
TOPICS
English Language Arts --
Reading;
Strategies - Informational Texts;
KEYWORDS
text features;
informational texts;
textbook organization
Publisher: IRA/NCTE
Author: Cynthia A. Lassonde