Nonfiction readers remember
strategies that have worked for us
before. We ready our minds to
read by noticing the text structure
and before reading… we ask,
“What do I know about this topic
and what do I expect to
learn in this article?”
.
1) Notice the text structure
2) Think, “What do I know about this topic?”
3) Think, “What do I expect to learn about this topic?”
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 1 Day 1
FCIM January - Nonfiction
Article Reading
4) Add on to your expectations.
Readers read with power by
pausing to ask,
“Does this match
my expectations?”
We add onto and challenge
what we already know.
1) Before reading think,
“What do I expect to learn in this article?”
2) Read a little bit.
3) Think, “Does this match my expectations?”
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 1 Day 2
FCIM January - Nonfiction
Article Reading
In order to read with power and
make sense of what we read…
Nonfiction readers pay attention
to text features
(pictures, graphs, and charts)
thinking, “How do these
features contribute to my
understanding of this topic?”
1) Read the text.
2) Notice the text features.
3) Think, “How do these features contribute
to my understanding of the topic?”
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading TP3
Nonfiction readers read expecting to
learn new vocabulary words.
When we come to a word we don’t
know, we can use
antonyms and synonyms
to determine the meaning
of the new word.
1) Stop at an unknown word.
2) Think about what other word (synonym) might
make sense in that sentence or
a word that might mean the
opposite (antonym).
3) Substitute that synonym or antonym to see if it
makes sense in the sentence.
4) Use the synonym or antonym to help you figure out
the unknown word.
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 1 Day 4
Nonfiction readers read expecting to
learn new vocabulary words.
When we come to a word
we don’t know, we can use
base words, prefixes, and suffixes
to determine the meaning
of the new word.
1) Stop at an unknown word.
2) Think about what the base word means.
3) Think about what the prefix and/or suffix means.
4) Use the meaning of the base word, prefix, and/or
suffix to figure out the new vocabulary word.
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 1 – Day 5
Nonfiction readers
often read pausing
and saying to ourselves,
“What did I just read?”
We come up with little
summaries of the important
things we just read by using
headings and subheadings.
1. Read a portion.
2. Pause… and look back at headings
and subheadings.
3. Put the information in your own words
by summarizing.
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading
Week 2 – Day 1
Nonfiction readers sort
information in categories
by locating key sentences or
“pop out” sentences that
capture the main idea of the
passage / paragraph.
• 1) Read a paragraph.
• 2) Think, “What was this
paragraph/passage mostly about?”
• 3) Skim the paragraph/passage and
find a sentence that matches that
idea.
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 2 – Day 2
Nonfiction readers figure
out the main idea by
jotting notes in order to
categorize the information
we read. (Who? What?).
• 1) Read a little bit.
• 2) Stop and jot key words or phrases
on a post-it note as you are reading.
• 3) Look over your notes to figure out
the main idea (Who? What?).
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 2 Day 3
Nonfiction readers pause in
between information,
absorbing the information
and thinking,
“How does what I’ve read here
go with what I read before?”
1) Read a little.
2) Stop and think about what you read.
3) Read a little bit more.
4) Think, “How does what I’ve read here
go with what I read before?”
FCIM January - Nonfiction
Article Reading
Nonfiction readers can
retell the main idea and
the details by stating the
main idea and saying,
“one example of this is…
and another example…”
1) Think, “What is the article mostly
about?”
2) Think, “What are the details that
support the main idea?”
3) Retell the main idea and details by
saying, “one example of this is…
and another example…”
FCIM January - Nonfiction
Article Reading
Nonfiction readers understand
the big idea / main idea of
an entire text by rereading
main idea post-its
across a text asking,
“What is the big idea or main
idea of this text that the author
wants me to know?”
1) Read across main idea post-its.
2) Think, “What is the big idea or
main idea of this text that the
author wants me to know?”
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 3 – Day 1
Nonfiction readers
read text to grow
really deep ideas.
1) Read a little bit.
2) Pause and absorb the
information.
3) Ask, “How come?” or
“Why?” or
think, “I wonder…”
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 3 – Day 2
Nonfiction reader often
grow really deep ideas
about text by
looking for patterns.
As you are reading…
1) Think, “What is ALIKE here?” or
“What am I noticing again and
again and again?”
2) Ask, “How come?” or
“Why?” or
think, “I wonder…”
FCIM January - Nonfiction
Article Reading
Nonfiction reader often
grow really deep ideas
about text by
looking for patterns.
As you are reading…
1) Think, “What is ALIKE here?” or
“What am I noticing again and
again and again?”
2) Ask, “How come?” or “Why?” or
think, “I wonder…”
3) Think, “How is this DIFFERENT?”
4) Ask, “How come?” or “Why?” or
think, “I wonder…”
FCIM January - Nonfiction
Article Reading
Nonfiction readers pay
attention to surprising parts in
our texts by squeezing our
minds to grow ideas
about these parts and
we can add our thoughts
on a post-it note.
1) Stop at a surprising part in the text.
2) Jot down the surprising fact on a
post-it note.
3) Squeeze your mind and think about
the surprising fact by saying,
“This makes me think…”
4) Jot down your thoughts on the postit note.
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 3 Day 5
Nonfiction readers often
reread the beginning,
skim the middle, and
reread the ending
in order to understand the
main idea of the
text or selection.
1) Reread the beginning of the article.
2) Skim the middle of the article.
3) Reread the end of the article.
4) Think about the main idea of the
article.
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4 Day 1
Nonfiction readers read
with aware minds knowing
authors have a reason
or purpose for writing.
We can do this by watching
out for a mix of fact and
opinion as we read.
As you are reading:
1) Look for facts (can be tested or proven).
2) Look for opinions (what someone thinks).
3) Think, “Did this author write this article
to share opinions, facts or both?”
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4. Day 2
Nonfiction readers read
with aware minds to determine
the author’s purpose and
point of view by
paying attention to
word choice and tone.
Think:
1) “Why did the author write this
article?”
2) “What words/sentences tell me this?”
3) “What is the author’s point of view or
opinion on the subject?”
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4 Day 3
Nonfiction readers think about
all of deep ideas we are
growing about a text and
make up our own minds
about the information.
We weigh everything that has
been read against our own
thinking and decide what makes
sense or feels right to us.
After reading the article think…
1) “What is the author’s purpose and
point of view?”
2) “What do I think about the
information in the article?”
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4 –
Day 4
Nonfiction readers celebrate
by reflecting on all they
have learned about
reading nonfiction.
1) Think about strategies you use
when reading nonfiction.
2) Think about strategies you use
when reading fiction.
3) Think about the strategies you
use when reading both fiction and
nonfiction.
FCIM January - Nonfiction Article Reading Week 4 – Day 5