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Category Archives: Close Reading
Dr. P. David Pearson: Implementing the CCSS: Comprehension, Close Reading, and the Common Core
Although Pearson acknowledges he’s had reservations about the implementation of the CCSS, he takes the time to outline specifically what he likes about the standards. You can see the list in the image below and by viewing the video presentation … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading, Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, comprehension, Pearson, questions, schema
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Instructional Move 4: Close Reading
Three years ago, as I started my first work around close reading, Google searches revealed almost nothing. There were a couple of videos and some books but none of these were created specifically for a K-12 audience. Now, of course, there is … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading
Tagged Aspen Institute, Close Reading, Edmodo, example, Exemplar, Guide, History, king, PowerPoint, Social Studies, video
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New Close Reading Exemplar: We are the Ship
Cathy Schmidt, Elementary Training Coordinator with Striving Readers, has written the following close reading exemplar for an excerpt from Kadir Nelson’s book, “We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball.” We currently have the exemplar tagged to the … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading
Tagged 3rd, 4th, 5th, baseball, Cathy Schmidt, CCSS, Close Reading, Exemplar, negro league, Nelson
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Close Reading: How is it Taught?
Dr. Louisa Moats, contributing author to the Common Core State Standards, answers the question here.
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Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, how, Moats, University of Texas
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Guide to Close Reading
Tennessee has created a Guide to Close Reading that answers the following questions: What is close reading? Why is close reading important? How is close reading done? The guide answers these questions with explicit links to the standards, assessment, and lifelong … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, Guide, Tennessee, university of nevada reno, Washoe, what is close reading
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Common Core Lesson Demonstrations
As part of the NBC Education Nation 2013 Summit, a Common Core Teacher Institute was included to demonstrate Common Core lessons for ELA/literacy and math. Viewers can watch and download a 2nd grade read-aloud lesson—When Charlie McButton Lost Power; a … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading, Informational Text
Tagged 11th, 12th, 2nd Grade, 5th grade, 6-12, Catherine Schmidt, Close Reading, Education Nation, NBC, science, Teaching Channel
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Multiple Texts with Close Reading
Dr. Timothy Shanahan responds to a teacher’s question about using multiple texts with the close reading method (here) He notes that once you have read a text closely “then it is perfectly reasonable to wonder about how this work connects … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, compare, Complex Text, contrast, Shanahan
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Teaching Annotation
Annotation seems to be a popular subject judging from the email I received asking for direction with this instructional approach. The following might help. In an article that appeared in The Reading Teacher, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey describe a … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading, Text-Dependent Questions
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, annotating, annotations, CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, Kindergarten, scope and sequence, text-dependent questions
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‘Favorite ELA CCSS Resources’
Rebecca Eastland has created a list of “Favorite ELA CCSS Resources” that include links to helpful sites, information that supports close reading, this blog (thank you!) and other free materials. Eastland’s list can be found here.
‘Amidst the Controversy’
During the question and answer portion of a speech given before the Strategic Data Project, College Board President David Coleman is asked, “Where is the Common Core right now amidst the controversy from the Tea Party?” The answer stretches from … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading, College Board
Tagged Close Reading, College Board, David Coleman, Strategic Data Project, Tea Party
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Core Task Project 