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Close Reading: Teaching the Comprehension Skills of Text Analysis and Evaluation

with Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson

Watch the on demand archive presentation by clicking the link below. The resources for this presentation, including handouts, are listed below the presentation archive.

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Summary

A Close Look at Close Reading: Teaching Students to Analyze Complex Texts, Grades K–5The Common Core State Standards have reemphasized the need for students to develop the skill of close reading that involves thoughtfully analyzing and evaluating literature and informational texts while reading.

What does close reading instruction look like in your classroom? How does it differ for primary and intermediate grade teachers? Should your instructional approach be different when your students are reading narrative or informational texts? How can you fit close reading instruction into your instructional schedule?

In this webinar, authors of the ASCD book A Close Look at Close Reading, Grades K–5, Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson share how to teach close reading in ways that support readers methodically reading and rereading a text as they focus on its structure, language, and content to deeply comprehend its message.

They include lesson scenarios that emphasize how the practice of close reading supports the development of speaking, listening, and writing skills.They also share ideas regarding what to do (instructional next steps) when the complex text is too difficult for some students and a perfect match for others.

Recorded December 9, 2014

Topics: close reading | literacy

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About the Presenters

Diane LappDiane Lapp is Distinguished Professor of Education in the Department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University (SDSU), where she teaches both preservice and graduate courses in literacy education.

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Barbara MossBarbara Moss is a professor of literacy education at San Diego State University, where she teaches courses at the credential, masters, and doctoral levels in children's literature, content area literacy, and elementary literacy.

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Maria GrantMaria Grant is an associate professor in secondary education at California State University, Fullerton. Her most recent work focuses on the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

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Kelly JohnsonKelly Johnson is a faculty member in teacher education at San Diego State University and a classroom teacher at Health Sciences High and Middle College. She teaches reading methods, classroom management, and liberal studies at SDSU and 9th grade English at the high school level.

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