BEYOND THE BOOK

Novels play a major role in shaping our student readers. But does this mean that we should be giving novels preferential treatment? Drawing from  lessons in Reading Reconsidered, this infographic provides a brief overview of the different kinds of texts that teachers can integrate into their curriculum to help broaden their students’ knowledge base, challenge their analytical skills, and reinforce the language and concepts they’ll find in the novels we love. Have it at hand for the next text selection you make, big or small.