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How to Teach Nonfiction Text Features

…to put those skills into action! They must actively use the text features as readers of nonfiction text. Using mentor text and actively modeling how you use text features will…

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11 Favorite Mentor Text to Teach Informational Writing

…informational writing unit. What are mentor text? Mentor text are anchor text that are used as an example for students.  Students use the mentor text to help impact their own…

Activities for Teaching 5 Types of Nonfiction Text Structures

…order, problem and solution, and compare and contrast. Teaching Nonfiction Text Structures: When introducing nonfiction text structures, having a variety of nonfiction texts available as mentor text is a great…

5 Reasons to Use Mentor Text in Your Classroom

…good picture book always brings forth amazing conversations and feelings. What is a mentor text? Mentor texts are anchor texts that are used as an example for students. Students use…

Close Reading Strategies: How to Help Students Take a Closer …

…learn to annotate text, reread the text for meaning, answer text-dependent questions, and respond to the text in writing. Giving a Purpose for Reading To really help students understand and…

Favorite Mentor Text for Teaching Opinion Writing

texts are anchor texts that are used as examples for students. Students use the mentor text to help impact their own understanding and learning. The mentor text can be read…

Making Meaningful Connections while Reading

…students to make are from text to self. Sharing their own experiences makes the text more relatable and understandable. Text to text connections come next because students sometimes naturally think…

The Importance of Interactive Read Aloud

…in the classroom Shares your love of reading Choosing mentor text Mentor texts are anchor texts that are used as an example for students.  Students use the mentor text to…

Free Mentor Text List

Are you looking for new books to share as mentor text with your students? I have put together a list and separated some of my favorite mentor text by skills….

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