Illuminating Comprehension and Close Reading

Illuminating Comprehension and Close Reading
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Publisher : Guilford Publications
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781462524860
ISBN-13 : 1462524869
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Book Synopsis Illuminating Comprehension and Close Reading by : Isabel L. Beck

Download or read book Illuminating Comprehension and Close Reading written by Isabel L. Beck and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grasping the meaning of a text enables K-8 students to appreciate its language and structure through close reading, which in turn leads to deeper comprehension. This book explains the relationship between comprehension and close reading and offers step-by-step guidelines for teaching both of these key elements of literacy. Reproducible lessons are shared for eight engaging texts (excerpts from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry), complete with discussion tips, queries that scaffold comprehension, close reading activities, and connections to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The authors model lesson development and guide teachers in constructing their own lessons. Ten additional text selections are provided in the Appendix. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print all 18 texts in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.


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