Text structure anchor chart

Teach text structures with this nonfiction text structure anchor chart and FREE sorting activity! Ideal lesson for the upper elementary classroom that includes 8 free passages!

Language Arts Anchor Charts

| by Alyssha Swanson

Upper elementary teachers, rejoice! Teaching text structures doesn't have to be difficult! In this post I'll share easy, no-fluff ways...

Teaching Text Structure can be difficult. Here are some tips for making learning text structure simple.

These are strategies I've used to teach nonfiction text structure efficiently in my classroom, AND my students actually enjoyed the lessons!

ELAGSE4RI5: Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

If you're teaching text structure, these 5 ideas are GAME CHANGERS! When reading nonficiton material, students always need more practice. It's essential to ensure that your upper elementary students are diving deep into the structures of informational texts to build their comprehension skills. So, these five quick, simple tips and ideas will help you do this starting NOW. Click the pin to learn how to add these ideas into your language arts instruction!

Teaching text structure isn't always easy. Students must have strong reading comprehension skills to be able to identify the six main types of informational texts. They need to be aware of common signal words that