Cross-curricular Links
Themes that Link Language,
Guidance and Health
Physical Challenges
Courage
Bullying
Taking a Stand
Growing Up
Truthfulness
Link Language,
Social Science,
and Mathematics
Memoirs
Poetry
Picture Books
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Guinness Book of World Records
Link Language and Arts
Biographies
How-to books
Books based on Art
Text Selection
Features of the Text
Reader
Purpose for Reading
Instructional Approach
Variety of Texts
Main topic
Text Forms
Functional Texts
EX. memos, brochures, advertisements
Reports
EX. essays, diaries, journals
Procedural Texts
EX. directions, recipes, rule books
Text Categories
Poetry
Non-Fiction
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Fiction
Sci-fi
Myth
Mystery
Fantasy
Fairy Tale
Fable
Epic
Adventure
Why do we choose what we choose?
Reading Level
Frustrating (<90% understanding)
Read-alouds, Shared reading
Instructional (90-94% understanding)
Guided reading
Independent (95-100% understanding)
Independent reading
Subtopic
Cultural Background
Based on Interests
Where Does it come from?
Translation Programs
Digital Cameras
Audio
Digital (Devices)
Library
