The Common Core State Standards encourage teachers to use close reading as a means to help students access complex text. Many literacy experts believe close reading has the power to create strong, independent readers. But what does that really mean, and how does it work in the classroom?This ...
Contents PART I:UNDERSTANDING CLOSE READING Chapter 1:Defining Complex Text in the Classroom Chapter 2:Close Reading: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Practices PART II:CLOSE READING IN THE CLASSROOM Chapter 3:An Overview of Close Reading Strategies Chapter 4: Reading Across Literary and Informat...
by Meredith Stout As the Common Core State Standards mandate that students be capable of reading and analyzing complex texts, close reading has become a common instructional practice in middle school classrooms. Research shows that close reading can be effective if introduced in the elementary grades...
Close Reading Lessons Close Reading Lesson Plan for Elementary School Close Reading & Skimming: Lesson for Kids Lesson Transcript Instructors Laura Lohman View bio Patricia Vineski View bio Learn the definition and meaning of close reading, explore close reading strategies and techniques, and view exam...
And now you’re ready to try a close reading lesson! *Fisher, Douglas & Frey, Nancy. (2012). Close Reading in Elementary Schools.The Reading Teacher, Volume 66. p. 179-188.
For elementary school learners, using an acronym to signal promote pre-reading and preparing to engage with a text is important. At this age, learners are navigating basic reading skills and comprehension, so it can be valuable to engage them in a pre-reading process to help them think ahead...
Keys to Close Reading zoom_out_map with Joan Sedita Sponsored by SERESC Who Should Attend: All grades 2-5 elementary classroom teachers, special education and literacy support staff and administrators All grades 6-12 ELA/English teachers, special education and literacy support staff, and ...
(Barry Brummett,Techniques of Close Reading. Sage, 2010) Close Reading and the Common Core "Chez Robinson, eighth-grade Language Arts teacher and part of the leadership team at Pomolita Middle School, says, 'It's a process; educators are still learning about it. . . .' ...
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