Making Deep Sense of Informational Texts A Framework for Strengthening Comprehension in Grades 6-12

"Complex informational texts are an integral but often challenging component of literacy education. They vary widely in length, form, and purpose. Students encountering longer, more complexly structured articles for the first time may struggle to focus, to process the information presented, and to distinguish an author's personal points and arguments from their greater exposition. In Making Deep Sense of Informational Texts: A Framework for Strengthening Comprehension in Grades 6-12, Gwen J. Pauloski introduces a series of strategies, guides, lesson examples, and templates, all designed to help middle and high-school students better engage with and deepen their sense of understanding when approaching informationally dense literature. By adopting strategies to prepare for reading a text, to engage with the text, and to reflect upon the reading, students may better train and equip themselves to process a large, complex informational text