This book explains how to teach middle and high school students to be close readers, how to make close reading a habit of practice across the content areas, and why doing so will build content knowledge. It explores text complexity and how to determine if a particular text is right for your learning purposes and your students.
Content Note
1. Understanding and evaluating text complexity -- 2. Understanding the role of the close reader -- 3. Planning, teaching, and managing close reading -- 4. Reading closely across the disciplines -- 5. Supporting academic communication about closely read texts -- 6. Assessing to support meaning making during close reading.