<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <I>The Road to Knowledge: Information and Research</I> </B> guides teachers and students through three rich, dynamic lesson sets that focus on informational texts in the primary grades in ways that enliven inform, and inspire. With these lessons as a guide, students learn how to use the unique text features and structure of informational text to notice patterns and identify key ideas and concepts while building a vocabulary of domain-specific language. They see how to navigate informational texts and cite evidence, taking learning to a new level. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">With this book as a guide, students see how to:</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Read and listen carefully to explore nonfiction topics and discover important and interesting facts and details.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Begin to notice and understand how to use text features and text structure to support their understanding and navigation of informational text.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Become curious researchers who ask and answer their own questions.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Compare and contrast sources on the same topic.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Learn to take notes in an organized and purposeful manner.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Share their discoveries through writing, speaking, and visual presentation.</DIV> </LI> </UL>