Thinking as a reader and writer of informational text / Margaret Mooney -- The power of informational text in developing readers and writers / Brenda Parkes -- Understanding informational text structures / Linda Hoyt -- The why of some of the features of informational text / Margaret Mooney -- Coming to terms with a table of contents / Jodi Wilson -- Guided reading with informational text / Linda Hoyt -- Guided reading : teachers and students overcome challenges / Brenda Parkes -- Critical literacy through guided reading of informational texts / Linda Hoyt -- Traveling in depth / Margaret Mooney -- Navigating through informational text / Janine Batzle -- Preparing emergent readers for guided reading of informational text / Norma Gibbs -- Quick tips for getting started with guided reading of informational text / Cheryle Ferlita -- Oral reading : let's keep it in perspective! / Michael Opitz -- Guide reading in mathematics / Jerry Miller -- Guided writing / Margaret Mooney -- Linking guided reading and guided writing / Linda Hoyt -- Support for students writing informational text / Jerry Miller -- The expository pyramid / Teresa Therriault -- Behind the pen, Brenda Parkes -- Behind the pen, Margaret Mooney -- Taking stock of our practices / Linda Hoyt -- Some assessment tools / Cheryle Ferlita -- Using text features as tools for learning / Jan McCall -- Assessment through application / Norma Gibbs. E ̄