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The article examines the educational benefits of teachers providing students with multiple texts on one topics. It suggests that students can comprehend more information, use more critical thinking, and learn to synthesize information when this approach is used in the classroom.

The article discusses the value of familiarizing students with the life experiences of scientists and engineers in promoting the engagement objectives of the Next Generation Science Standards. Appreciation for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics education program is said to be promoted by stories such as the discovery by biologist Karen Lips of a solution that helped the endangered Panamanian golden frogs. It is advised that lessons focus on the value of science investigations.

The article discusses techniques for students to improve reading comprehension and close-reading skills based on the U.S. Common Core State Standards for elementary and middle school literacy. Self-monitoring in students, student engagement, and complex informational texts are discussed, as well as student reading assessment, note-taking, and books such as "Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners From 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert" by Marc Aronson.