Many children who do not have trouble learning how to read do have trouble understanding what they read. Teaching text structure can help.

A similar effect has been found for lessons on text structure. Evidence also shows that it’s helpful to teach students strategies for planning, revising, and editing their own pieces.

Students learn the basic text structures of nonfiction and how to use them.

Research clearly shows both the importance of using a plan to compose structurally sound text and the benefits to the reader of such text. The Structured-text Evaluation Procedure (STEP) standardizes ...