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Alberti, S. (2013). What are the common core standards for English language arts literacy? How are they different? YouTube. Retrieved March 22, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=o3xyRsyxENo
Armbruster, B. B., Lehr, F., & Osborn, J. M. (2006). Put Reading First: The research building blocks for teaching children to read (teacher's guide), kindergarten through grade 3. National Institute for Health. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/prf_k-3/pages/prf-teachers-k-3.aspx
Baker, F. W. (n.d.). Informational text features. http://frankwbaker.com/. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://frankwbaker.com/what_are_informational_texts_files/image002.jpg
Common Core Standards in Connecticut. (n.d.). Connecticut common core standards overview. Retrieved March 22, 2014, from http://ctcorestandards.org
Common Core State Standards: Key shifts in English language arts. (n.d.). Connecticut common core standards introduction. Retrieved March 22, 2014, from http://www.corestandards.org/other-resources/key-shifts-in-english-language-arts/
Connell, G. (2013). Navigating nonfiction text in the common core classroom: Part 1. www.Scholastic.com. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from http://www.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/04/navigating-nonfiction-text-common-core-classroom-part-1
Duke, N. K., & Block, M. K. (2012). Improving reading in the primary grades. The Future of Children, 22(2), 55-72.
Feinberg, J. (2013). wordle.com. wordle.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014, from http://www.wordle.com.
Fisher, D., Brozo, W. G., Frey, N., & Ivey, G. (2011). 50 instructional routines to develop content literacy. (2nd ed.). Boston: Pearson.
Fry, E. (1969). The Fry graph readability formula. Readability Formulas. Retrieved April 19, 2014, from http://www.readabilityformulas.com/fry-graph-readability-formula.php.
Garrison, C., & Ehringhaus, M. (2007). Formative and summative assessments in the classroom. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/WebExclusive/Assessment/tabid/1120/Default.aspx
Gill, S. R. (2009). What teachers need to know about the new nonfiction. The Reading Teacher, 63(4), 260-267. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1598/RT.63.4.1
Goodwin, B. (2011). Research says...don't wait until 4th grade to address the slump. Educational Leadership, 68(7), 88-89. Retrieved March 29, 2014, from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/apr11/vol68/num07/Don%27t-Wait-Until-4th-Grade-to-Address-the-Slump.aspx
Layfield, L. (n.d.). Highlands County Schools. ABC book of text features. Retrieved April 14, 2014, from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDgQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhighmail.highlands.k12.fl.us%2F~
deanc%2FABCBOOKofTextFeatures.ppt&ei=ZtpOU5LMGcOZyAS6koKgAg&usg=AFQjCNHIHDUG7OGormVAmD3R4Q0jfY30Xg&sig2=P3GGVAMoEzwdPk5pcq-i6Q&bv .
Little, D. (2010). Teaching comprehension with nonfiction read alouds: 12 lessons for using newspapers, magazines, and other nonfiction texts to build key comprehension skills. New York: Scholastic.
Maloch, B., Horsey, M. (2013). Living inquiry: Learning from and about informational texts in a second-grade classroom. The Reading Teacher, 66(6), 475-485.
Massey, D. D., Heafner, T. L. (2004). Promoting reading comprehension in social studies. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 48(1), 26-40. Retrieved March 29, 2014, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1598/JAAL.48.1.3
Miller, D. (2013). The dazzling world of nonfiction. Educational Leadership, 71(3), 22-27. Retrieved April 10, 2014 from, http://0-eds.a.ebscohost.com.www.consuls.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=da73fc00-96f8-4ae5-89f1-bd26bf3cc629%40sessionmgr4004&vid=6&hid=4113
Moss, B. (2005). Making a case and a place for effective content area literacy instruction in the elementary grades. The Reading Teacher, 59(1), 46-55.
National Assessment Governing Board. (2009). NAEP reading framework. Retrieved March 29, 2014, from http://www.nagb.org/content/nagb/assets/documents/publications/frameworks/reading09.pdf
National Assessment Governing Board. (2013). NAEP reading framework. Retrieved March 29, 2014, from http://www.nagb.org/content/nagb/assets/documents/publications/frameworks/reading-2013-framework.pdf
Nonfiction text features scavenger hunt. (n.d.). Teachers Pay Teachers. Retrieved April 16, 2014, from http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Iheartliteracy
North Carolina Public Schools. (n.d.). Learning to Read for Information. Retrieved April 13, 2014, from http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/parents/resources/makingthegrade/2004.fall.pdf
Renzulli, J. (1977). Interest-a-lyzer. Enrichment triad model. Retrieved April 19, 2014, from http://enrichmenttriadmodel.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/4/7/7647438/the_interest-a-lyzer.pdf.
Robb, L. (2011). The Myth of Learn to Read/Read to Learn. The Myth of Learn to Read/Read to Learn. Retrieved March 23, 2014, from http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/readexpert/mythread.htm
Robertson, K. (2008). Increasing ELL student reading comprehension with nonfiction text. Retrieved April 25, 2014 from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/29035
Rose, S., & Schimke, K. (n.d.). Education Commission of the States. Education Commission of the States. Retrieved April 6, 2014, from http://ecs.org/clearinghouse/01/01/54/10154.pdf
Shanahan, T. (2012). Close reading. Shanahan on Literacy. Retrieved April 14, 2014, from http://www.shanahanonliteracy.com
Snow, C., Burns, S., & Griffin, P. (1998). Recommendations for Practice and Research. Preventing reading difficulties in young children: executive summary (pp. 313-344). Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. Retrieve March 30, 2014 from http://eric.ed.gov
Springen, K. (2010). Education. Newsweek. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from http://www.newsweek.com/fourth-grade-slump-104873
Stead, T. (2014). Nurturing the inquiring mind through the nonfiction read-aloud. The Reading Teacher, 67(7), 488-495.
Stephens, K. E. (2008). A quick guide to selecting great informational books for young children. The Reading Teacher, 61(6), 488-490. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1598/RT.61.6.6
APA formatting by BibMe.org.