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Close Reading for the Whole Class: Easy Strategies For: Choosing Complex Texts - Creating Text-Dependent Questions - Teaching Close Reading Skills

AUTHOR Devine, Denise; Athans, Sandra
PUBLISHER Scholastic Teaching Resources (03/01/2015)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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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

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ISBN-13: 9780545626767
ISBN-10: 0545626765
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 128
Carton Quantity: 46
Product Dimensions: 8.76 x 0.26 x 10.69 inches
Weight: 0.66 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Price on Product, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Education | Teaching - Subjects - Reading & Phonics
Education | Teaching - Subjects - Language Arts
Education | Professional Development
Grade Level: 2nd Grade - 6th Grade
Dewey Decimal: 372.4
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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

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