Close Reading for the Whole Class: Easy Strategies for: Choosing Complex Texts • Creating Text-Dependent Questions • Teaching Close Reading Skills
<div>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<br>€ select appropriate text for instruction<br>€ develop high-level questions to guide student thinking<br>€ teach students to use evidence to support their responses<br>€ facilitate discussion to further deepen student comprehension<br>€ scaffold struggling readers For use with Grades 2-6.</div>