Nonfiction intrudes into our world and purports to tell the truth. To evaluate that truth, we need students to be sophisticated, skillful, and savvy readers. And that's why Kylene and Bob wrote Reading Nonfiction, a book that presents: 3 big questions that develop the stance needed for attentive reading; 5 signposts that help readers analyze and evaluate the author's craft; and 7 strategies that develop relevance and fix up confusions.--COVER.

Part I: Issues to Consider -- Defining Nonfiction -- Developmental Demands -- Democratic Requirements -- Research Findings -- Invitations and Intrusions -- Rigor and Relevance -- Complexity and Readability -- Classroom Conversations -- Disciplinary Literacy -- Challenge and Change -- Part II: The Importance of Stance -- What Surprised Me? -- What Did the Author Think I Already Knew? -- What Challenged, Changed, or Confirmed What I Already Knew? -- Part III: The Power of Signposts -- Contrasts and Contradictions -- Extreme or Absolute Language -- Numbers and Stats -- Quoted Words -- Word Gaps -- Part IV: The Role of Strategies -- Possible Sentences -- KWL 2.0 -- Somebody Wanted But So -- Syntax Surgery -- Sketch to Stretch -- Genre Reformulation -- Poster -- Conclusion: And Now You Begin -- Appendix A: Surveys -- Appendix B: Teaching Texts -- Appendix C: Teaching Resources and Booklists.