Standard 6: Research Students will engage in inquiry to acquire, refine, and communicate accurate information.

2.6.R.2 ​Students will identify and use graphic and text features to understand texts:

• photos

• illustrations

• titles

• labels

• headings

• charts

• graphs

• captions

• subheadings

Student Actions

Teacher Actions

• Students recognize a variety of graphic features (e.g., photos, illustrations, charts, and graphs) and use them to understand a text.

• Students recognize a variety of text features (e.g., titles, labels, headings, captions, and subheadings) and use them to understand a text.

• Teachers explain how we use graphic and text features to better understand a text.

• Teachers model using graphic features (e.g., photos, illustrations, charts, and graphs)  to understand a text.

• Teachers model using text features (e.g., titles, labels, headings, captions, and subheadings) to understand a text.

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to use graphic and text features to better understand a text.

Recommendations

Key Terms & Related Objectives

When students struggle to find the graphic features of a text, teachers can…

• do a text walk with the students to identify graphic features.

• provide anchor charts that show how to use various resources. 

When students can’t identify text features, teachers can…

• review the meaning and placement of each feature.

• 2.6.R.3 Gather information from text features