Working through ideas and practices described in Linda Hoyt's popular Make It Real, teachers learn how to use a range of reading experiences to equip students with a tool belt of content-area reading strategies designed to help them work through virtually any nonfiction text.

The Making Sense of Informational Texts School-Based Seminar provides teachers with practical, classroom-friendly tools to make informational texts more attainable, scaffold vocabulary, and deal with content-specific challenges. Extending these techniques, teachers will gather into groups and uncover the power of "investigations," Hoyt's compelling method for students to approach research projects.

Recommended Grade Level
Grades K - 6

Included Text
Linda Hoyt
Make It Real: Strategies for Success with Informational Texts