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Jackson, Elizabeth M.; Hanline, Mary Frances; Eldridge, Jennifer – Young Exceptional Children, 2023
Informational text (IT) is a type of nonfiction designed to convey information about the natural or social world. Reading IT with young children increases knowledge of content area vocabulary and concepts and helps children build the background knowledge for success with future reading. However, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nonfiction, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods
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Counsell, Shelly; Jacobs, Kristine; Gatewood, Stephanie – Science and Children, 2017
This article describes the kindergarten unit on environmental awareness, "Who Wants to Live and Grow in a Garbage Dump?," which integrated life science, health and nutrition concepts, and relationships around the topic of "soil." Science Technology Education and Mathematics (STEM) activities used in the lesson plans were…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Environmental Education, Soil Science, Nutrition