Response to CWS Article

Overall, I think that all three of us are teaching about non-fiction texts in our classrooms. Since we all teach elementary grades, and they happen to be 3 grades in sequential order, we can definitely see the difference between the years.
For myself, in first grade, I introduce non-fiction, we talk about how it's also called "realism" and my students know that this type of text gives information and is factual.
It seems that in second grade, in Julie's class, the students read a lot more non-fiction, and the students have centers and reading groups based on this type of text.
In third grade, CWS seems to be the grade level where this strategy would work best. In this grade, that Karrie teaches, it seems that students now have a solid background as to what makes up a non-fiction text and at this age level, the students are prepared to "dissect" the text and use the strategy. As with all subject areas, each year is a foundation for the year to come, and I think the CWS strategy is a perfect example of this!