Close reading is a key strategy for comprehending the complex texts required by the Common Core. Sandra Athans and Denise Devine unpack this strategy, breaking it down into manageable components and sharing their classroom-tested lessons and teaching tools that guide students step-by-step through close reading grade-level texts. Athans and Devine demonstrate how to:
• select appropriate text for instruction
• develop high-level questions to guide student thinking
• teach students to use evidence to support their responses
• facilitate discussion to further deepen student comprehension
• scaffold struggling readers
Pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Scholastic Teaching Resources
Release
March 01, 2015
ISBN
0545626765
ISBN 13
9780545626767
Close Reading for the Whole Class: Easy Strategies for: Choosing Complex Texts • Creating Text-Dependent Questions • Teaching Close Reading Skills
Close reading is a key strategy for comprehending the complex texts required by the Common Core. Sandra Athans and Denise Devine unpack this strategy, breaking it down into manageable components and sharing their classroom-tested lessons and teaching tools that guide students step-by-step through close reading grade-level texts. Athans and Devine demonstrate how to:
• select appropriate text for instruction
• develop high-level questions to guide student thinking
• teach students to use evidence to support their responses
• facilitate discussion to further deepen student comprehension
• scaffold struggling readers