This is a very neat chapter. Children learn from a young age about author's purpose. In 4th grade we discuss who the author is, what they want them to learn or want from their writing. We started having them draw pictures this year to help them come up with their words for their writing. It has helped tremendously. I do agree with statement regarding instruction and their findings of "explicit vocabulary, modeling a reasoning process, and reading and writing with a variety of media genres and forms in a respectful environment that valued multiple interpretations really made a difference." When a student knows what is expected and can see a model they are more willing to work to reach that goal. If a teacher just tells them what to do with no guidance then the results will be unsuccessful.
I liked the idea of children listening and meeting authors via technology. Many children do not have the option to meet or speak with an author. This would be a good opportunity to for a student to learn why an author wrote a particular book and the meaning behind it.
We are currently teaching inference and the tv sort activity will be a fun way to check for comprehension.
Having the learning targets in the back of the book will help integrate technology skills into lessons.
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