• Close Reading Fundamentals (Quick Reference Guide)

Close Reading Fundamentals (Quick Reference Guide)

Author(s) Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, Kelly Johnson
ISBN10 1416624112
ISBN13 9781416624110
Format 3-Hole Punched, 3 Laminated Panels
Pages 6
Year Publish 2017 March

Synopsis

The Common Core State Standards have put close reading in the spotlight as never before. In this quick reference guide, literacy experts Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson provide strategies for helping teachers use literary and informational texts across the content areas to build students’ skills in comprehension, communication, and higher-order thinking. In addition to outlining the steps involved in close reading such as annotating texts, this guide will offer advice on assessing how well students derive and create meaning from what they read.

About the Authors:

Diane Lapp is a Distinguished Professor of Education at San Diego State University and an instructional coach at Health Sciences Middle School in San Diego, CA.

Barbara Moss is a Professor of Education at San Diego State University.

Maria Grant is a Professor at California State University, Fullerton and an instructional coach and teacher at Health Sciences High and Middle College, San Diego, CA.

Kelly Johnson is an instructional coach in the San Diego Unified School District as well as an instructor in the School of Teacher Education at San Diego State University.