A Close Look at Close Reading: Teaching Students to Analyze Complex Texts, Grades K–5

by Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant

The Common Core State Standards have put close reading in the spotlight as never before. While elementary school teachers are certainly willing to teach students to closely read both literary and informational text, many are wondering what, exactly, this involves. Is there a process to follow? How is close reading different from guided reading or other common literacy practices? How do you prepare students to have their ability to analyze complex texts measured by Common Core assessments? Is it even possible for students in grades K-5 to "read to learn" when they're only just learning to read? Literacy experts Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson answer these questions and more as they explain how to teach young learners to be close readers and how to make close reading a habit of practice in the elementary classroom. Informed by the authors' extensive field experience and enriched by dozens of real-life scenarios and downloadable tools and templates, this book explores

Genres: Education

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 30, 2015

Reviews

[Faridoon Haidary · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the title suggests, the book is intended for Grade 5, and is a great guide for those who teach. Especially those who help students get better and engage beyond surface level and study the texts deeply. The highlights of the book is that the authors suggest that close reading can be taught at any age. Developing text-dependent questions is a helpful way to help the students engage deeper with any text.

[Anja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Start van boek was voor mij niet echt motiverend, maar kwam na een aantal hoofdstukken en werd het praktischer (uitleg + voorbeelden) Veel tips voor groep 1+2 en 5 t/m 8. 3-4 werd naar mijn idee iets onderbelicht. Fijn ook veel tips voor boeken die geschikt zijn. Ik ga aan de slag!

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a helpful guide for developing purposeful lessons to teach students close reading across grade leveled and disciplines. I found the guidelines to develop text-dependent questions across multiple readings to use as models. In addition, guidelines for adjusting lessons through formative assessments were also helpful. I would have appreciated my general guidelines and fewer case studies, which are harder to glean hints from.

[Trudie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ik heb de Nederlandse editie gelezen. Waardevolle informatie over deze manier van leesonderwijs. Ook bruikbaar voor het voortgezet onderwijs. We moeten echt het tij keren en ervoor zorgen dat onze jeugd beter gaat lezen. Een aanrader voor leerkrachten in po en vakdocenten in vo (en niet alleen docenten Nederlands).

[Olivia Mancini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aimed at getting kids to score better on tests. I’m so over it.

[Imre Te Velde · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5*

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice intro and overview of some of the CCSS's "hot topics." Good K-5 examples.

[Larissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

participated and led a staff book study with this one