I'm doing a lot of work with high school teachers and I'm finding a common problem - high school students are not able to use non-fiction texts. It's amazing to see how headings, captions, etc. are over-looked. Students need to be properly guided to make non-fiction work for them and not against them.
Here are some resources to help this training start early:
Non-Fiction Guided Reading
http://www.mandan.k12.nd.us/lewisclark/teachers/Garland/include/files/documents/Nonfiction%20before,%20during%20and%20after.pdf
Reading Non-Fiction
http://edusource.hawthorn73.org/uploads/allgrade/Various_Reading_Strategies.pdf
Guiding Non-Fiction Reading
http://teacher.depaul.edu/html/Guide_Assess_Nonfiction.html
Here are some resources to help this training start early:
Non-Fiction Guided Reading
http://www.mandan.k12.nd.us/lewisclark/teachers/Garland/include/files/documents/Nonfiction%20before,%20during%20and%20after.pdf
Reading Non-Fiction
http://edusource.hawthorn73.org/uploads/allgrade/Various_Reading_Strategies.pdf
Guiding Non-Fiction Reading
http://teacher.depaul.edu/html/Guide_Assess_Nonfiction.html