Illuminating Comprehension and Close Reading

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Authors: Isabel L. Beck & Cheryl Sandora

• explains the relationship between comprehension and close reading
• offers step-by-step guidelines for teaching both of these key elements of literacy
• shares reproducible lessons for eight engaging texts (excerpts from fiction, non-fiction, and poetry)
• provides discussion tips, queries that scaffold comprehension, close reading activities, and connections to current standards
• 2016
• paperback: 259 pages