Here are some useful resources when introducing expository text to students. For further information, go to http://www.literacymatters.org/content/readandwrite/expos.htm
Reading Expository Text: The Choice for Some, A Challenge for Others
This article explains why reading expository text is difficult for some students. It discusses factors that affect students' success with reading expository text, including reader and instructional factors. www.big6.com/showenewsarticle.php?id=248
Expository Reading
This site includes links to sites with strategies and activities related to expository reading.www.beavton.k12.or.us/jacob_wismer/resources/expository_reading.htm
Reading Expository Text (Textbooks, Essays, Articles, Reports, Workplace Documents)
This site provides basic information that students need to know in order to read expository text. .www.englishcompanion.com/room82/readexpository.html
