As
we are transitioning into the Common Core Curriculum, we are concentrating more
on non-fiction text. In addition to our anthology and novels, I love to
incorporate magazines such as Scholastic News and National Geographic into my
lessons. My students love the high-interest articles
in their “very own” magazine.
Scholastic News Interactive, in
combination with your print magazines, allows students of various learning
styles and reading levels to be engaged simultaneously in the magazine’s
content. This is an easy way to incorporate technology
and differentiate your lesson.
With Text-to-Talk audio support and
an alternate-level cover story in every issue, it is a powerful tool to support
small group, differentiated reading in your classroom. For example, you might set
up small groups as follows:
· One
group reads the print magazines independently.
· One
group reads the print magazines with you.
· A
third group reads the cover story on a classroom computer, using the
Text-to-Talk feature for added support.
· The
fourth group reads the alternate-level version of the cover story (written at about
100 Lexile points below the original) on a classroom computer.
What type of non-fiction materials do you use in
your class? I would love to hear from
you.
