Write down your research question / topic

Are trade books or leveled books more effective in promoting

reading proficiency in elementary aged students?
Major Concepts

Write down the most important words/phrases from your research question
Trade books
Leveled books
Promoting reading proficiency
Elementary age
Keywords / Search Concepts

Take the words or phrases from the section above and put them in the boxes below.
Then write down synonyms for each of the concepts.
Concept #1
Concept #2
Concept #3
Concept #4
Trade books
Leveled Books
Promoting Reading
Elementary Age
Proficiency
OR
Picture books

OR
Basal Readers

OR

OR
K-3

Literacy
OR
Childrens
literature

OR
textbooks

OR
Teaching reading

OR
Primary/elementary
school

Putting It All Together (Search Statements / Strategy)

Using the concepts developed in the section above, write combinations that you can
use to search for information. (Remember to use AND between the different concepts
and OR between Synonyms / Related Words)
Trade books OR Picture Books AND Literacy AND (primary school OR elementary
school)
Basal Readers AND Teaching reading AND elementary age
Childrens Literature AND literacy AND K-3
Trade books OR Basal readers AND Teaching reading
Leveled Books AND Literacy AND (primary school OR elementary school)
Picture books OR textbooks AND promoting reading proficiency
Basal readers AND teaching reading AND elementary age
Literacy AND (primary school OR elementary school) AND trade books
(K-3 OR elementary school) AND promoting reading proficiency
Childrens literature OR textbooks AND teaching reading AND (primary school OR
elementary school)