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Informational Text/Nonfiction and Text Tools
Informational Text/Nonfiction and Text Tools
Interactive eReaders, online graphic organizers, text repositories, eBooks, and tools for creating projects are all useful in working with students and nonfiction/informational text. When looking for books, consider these awards:
Association for Library Service to Children: Sibert Medal
National Council for the Social Studies: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
National Council of Teachers of English: Orbis Pictus Award
National Science Teaching Association: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12
eBook Resources
eBook Resources
Go here for a list of usernames and passwords. Be sure to log in with your NCSU account.
Interactive and standard ebooks with supplemental materials. Browse in different categories i.e. nonfiction books, story books, chapter books, math stories, etc.
Interactive and standard ebooks with supplemental materials, but this time, geared towards teens. Browse in different categories i.e. nonfiction books, story books, chapter books, math stories, etc.
Browse digital resources available to anyone who has a North Carolina library card.
Read Write Think is a useful site for teaching ideas, interactive technology tools to aid reading/writing, and printable graphic organizers. What student interactives could you use with a nonfiction reading assignment?
An outstanding online site for providing nonfiction articles at varying reading levels and quizzes to accompany them. Readers can also annotate texts. at different subscription levels - free or paid - teachers have abilities to send articles to classes as well as get feedback from students.
Actively Learn is an interactive eReader allowing you to upload your own readings or find readings on the site at a variety of reading levels. You can then embed questions, videos, images, etc. and assign the readings to students. Data is tracked about the reading students do and shared with the instructor.
Gather resources on books - awards, reviews, "read alikes" and more. Use the library button to discover if we own a print copy of the book.
Best used while on NCSU Wifi!
Collected resources for teachers on using nonfiction and fiction in the classroom. Lesson plans, grade level/text complexity, subjects & genres, author information, etc.
NC Live Resources
NC Live Resources
North Carolina Libraries pays for databases, ebooks, etc. and includes a section for "homework help," "education and teacher resources," and "books and literature" - after you graduate these are accessible with a public library card. At NC State, you can select NC State University as your school and use your Unity ID. In particular, some useful databases include NoveList, SIRS Discoverer, and many others for advanced readers.
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