Explain why expository text is considered more difficult for students to read than narrative text.

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Ans: Response should include:
• Expository text differs from narrative text in that it is designed to educate readers with factual information. Expository text is considered more difficult for student to read for several reasons:
o the material is typically not as sequential or predictable as narrative
o the text structures can be complicated and unfamiliar
o the purpose is to locate and synthesize information to understand the topic or to answer questions
o readers are expected to read to learn rather than reads for enjoyment.
• Expository text can be complex because it usually contains new vocabulary, new declarative information, and new concepts that affect comprehension.
• Elementary school reading tends to involve more narrative than expository text until students reach middle and high school, when reading from expository textbooks becomes more frequent.
Learning Objective: Define and describe the importance of mastering skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, text comprehension, handwriting, spelling, grammar, and text structure and composition. Provide examples of how to teach each.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Text Comprehension