Text Features

Text Features Poster - A colorful poster shared by Amy Waggoner. Thanks Amy!

Text Feature Treasure Hunt: This activity provides students the opportunity to search for all of the text features tested on the Kansas Reading Assessment. It is great when used with a newspaper, textbook, or student magazine.

How to Read a Textbook - This is a great visual describing all the features of a textbook, especially useful for middle and high school.

Textbook Feature Analysis - A practical activity from Jim Burke to use with students' challenging textbooks. (www.englishcompanion.com)