Sunday Cummins

Experience Nonfiction

When students have opportunities to think deeply about the content in informational sources, their worlds expand. This type of learning is wondrous to observe and vital to support. Explore this site to learn more about instruction that supports this kind of learning and to learn more about Dr. Sunday Cummins and her work as an educational consultant, author and researcher.

Recent Blog Posts from Sunday

List of Powerful Vocabulary to Support Powerful Nonfiction

October 10, 2024

Making sense of nonfiction narratives related to history is easier if students recognize themes or central ideas the authors are revealing AND have a strong grasp on vocabulary they can use to help them describe these themes. Imagine how understanding and using words like perseverance, courage, tenacity, and despair can lift the level of access to …Read more

What Others Are Saying About Sunday and Her Work

"Learning from Sunday Cummins is an experience that leaves you wanting more.
She is wildly knowledgeable about each stage of reading, and she is keenly responsive
to students’ needs. She is always highly engaging for both students and adults alike."

Dr. Lisa Friesen

District Instructional Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools

Professional Books Authored by Sunday

Nuturing Informed Thinking book by Sunday Cummins

Practical help for teaching students in grades 3-8 to read, talk, and write across informational sources.

Close Reading of Informational Sources book by Sunday Cummins

Introduces a three-phase plan for teaching and provides guidance for planning and assessing students’ comprehension of informational sources.

Unpacking Complexity in Informational Texts book by Sunday Cummins

Explains the ways in which a text’s purpose, structure, details, connective language and construction of themes combine to create meaning.