A procedural text is an informal, often short, description of how to accomplish some specific task. These books most commonly appear under the “self-help” genre, which is a self-guided improvement often including an extensive psychological basis. When choosing books for the procedural genre it is always good to provide books for students that allow them to gain an understanding of how to complete a process. One criterion that I would use when choosing books for my classroom would be the text features. I would want to make sure that the illustrations and the way the text is laid out is helpful to the reader. I would also look at the appeal of the book. I want books in my classroom that are going to appeal to students so they want to read them. When talking about this genre in the classroom I could also talk to the students about how to write procedural material. I think that when teaching a certain style of writing it is important to have multiple examples for students to work with. Having multiple examples can be beneficial, especially for students who struggle.
From Cow to Ice Cream
Knight, B. T. (1997). From cow to ice cream: A photo essay. New York, NY: Children’s Press.
This book has a lexile level of 710L. It would be at the 3rd grade independent reading level. It could be used between kindergarten and second grade for interest reading. The major concepts in this book include ice cream and how to turn milk into ice cream. The pictures in this book are realistic. The pictures are also larch and go along with the basic text. The text that describes the process for turning milk into ice cream is given in a step-by-step process and easy for students to understand. There are no connections to any type of issues present in the text. The text does talk about a process that occurs in other countries around the world. Some students may struggle to make a connection if they have never experienced life on a farm. They may struggle to make a connection with cows or any of the other processes that take place on a farm. Other than that, students will need little assistance to understand the text.
This text would be a complex text
in the grades first and second. For a read aloud, I would use this text in a
kindergarten or first grade classroom. The theme of the text is procedure and
musical instruments. The text is written well and goes through each step of the
process from metal to instruments. This text also includes realistic
illustrations that correlate with the text on the corresponding page. At the
end of the book, the text includes a reference page of the different types of
brass instruments. Each of the different instruments has an illustration and a
brief description. If a student is in music they could make connections through
that. Students may need some supports when it comes to explaining the different
places and equipment used throughout the process.
From Metal to Music
Davis, W. (1997). From
metal to music. New York, NY: Children's Press.
This text would be a complex text
in the grades first and second. For a read aloud, I would use this text in a
kindergarten or first grade classroom. The theme of the text is procedure and
musical instruments. The text is written well and goes through each step of the
process from metal to instruments. This text also includes realistic
illustrations that correlate with the text on the corresponding page. At the
end of the book, the text includes a reference page of the different types of
brass instruments. Each of the different instruments has an illustration and a
brief description. If a student is in music they could make connections through
that. Students may need some supports when it comes to explaining the different
places and equipment used throughout the process. 
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