close reading in the elementary classroom helping students move to meet the rigor of common core...
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Close Reading in
the Elementary Classroom
Helping Students
Move to Meet the Rigor of
Common Core Reading
Standards
Close Reading
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“I teach that.”
I teach them to read carefully. I talk a lot about what they need to know before they read. We talk about the text in detail.
Close Reading
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“I teach that.” We reread texts all the
time in my room.
Cloze Reading
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“I teach that.”
Jan saw the deer standing by the side of the _______. She slammed on her ______.
Close Reading
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then what is it?”
Peeling the layers (reading/rereading with purpose) to get to the heart (to deeply understand text).
Purpose of Close Reading
To understand an entire text as deeply as
possible
Close Reading Defined• Close, analytic reading stresses examining
meaning thoroughly and methodically, encouraging students to read and reread deliberately. Directing student attention on the text itself empowers students to understand the central ideas and key supporting details. It also enables students to reflect on the meaning of individual words and sentences; the order in which sentences unfold; and the development of ideas over the course of the text, which ultimately leads students to arrive at an understanding of the text as a whole.
• PARCC Framework
Close Reading is NOT:
• A one time reading activity with questions that follow the reading.
• A boxed program.• Random texts, unrelated to your
content.• The same in every classroom - one size
fits all.
Close Reading Is
OAn instructional routineOIntegrated into the reading
blockOFocused on teaching reading
independenceOGuided by text-dependent
questions
Key Words for Close ReadingActivity:
Read the PARCC Framework definition. Underline/circle key words and phrases of the definition.
Use the key words/phrases to create a visual that helps you understand this definition.
We will share our ideas.
Changes in Thinking When Planning Close
ReadingO Core programs need to be used differently.O Less “frontloading” & pre-teachingO Teacher must know the textO Students work to gain meaning from the text
through their own discoveries.O Aim for student independenceO Teachers must know Common Core Standards
to formulate questionsO Text-Dependent questions help students learn
what type of thinking is required of them.
How Does it Work?An Overview
Teachers StudentsO Choose a text worthy of
examining so students can read & reread to derive deep meaning
O Prepare text based questions based in CCSS that will lead students to dig deeper
O Limit pre-teaching of the text to promote student independence
O Learn to use their skills and strategies to independently approach a text
O Look deeply at the text through repeated readings
O Take the opportunity to build stamina and persistence with text that is challenging
Where does it fit in my day?O Portion of a whole group reading lesson
O Introduction to a unit of study or lessonO Integrated into a science, social studies, or
math lesson
OWhenever it is appropriate to have students demonstrate & practice the reading strategies they have been learning to become independent thoughtful readers.
Where to Start • Anchor text to use
throughout the weekO Plan a 30 minutes lessons to use
throughout the week. Start small; maybe 2 -3 times during the week.
O Poem that compliments basal or area of study
O Article that integrates with science, social studies, or math.
O Basal story or excerpt of the basal story
Literature Examples
O Fairytales, FolktalesO Legends, Myths, FablesO Short storiesO PoetryO Scenes from a playO Excerpts from longer textsO Historical fiction
Informational TextO News ArticlesO Portions of content textO BiographyO Memoirs or journalsO Primary source documentsO Literary nonfiction
Working on a Close Reading Lesson
OPlanning, Planning, Planning!OChoose a text worthy of
examining that is integrated with your unit of study.
ODecide what you want your students to learn/discover from the 1st reading.
O Ideas suggested by Dr. Nancy Boyles, 2013
Working on a Close Reading Lesson
ODecide how you will prepare your students.OShould they read the whole first?OShould it be chunked into
sections?OHow & why will you chunk the
reading? O Ideas suggested by Dr. Nancy Boyles, 2013
Working on a Close Reading Lesson
O Write text-dependent questions for each chunk.
O Try embedding the lesson in the Shared Reading portion of your reading block.
O Think about how your work with students will carry over into small group & independent reading.
O Ideas suggested by Dr. Nancy Boyles, 2013
How Text Dependent Questions Fit Into Close
ReadingO Text-dependent questions show students the model for how they need to shape their own thinking as they read.
O Help students learn how to use the text for evidence.
O Text-dependent questions are based in the Common Core Standards.
O Teacher decreases the number of questions they write as students gain the ability to think and question on their own.
“Close reading must be accompanied by other essential instructional
practices that are vital to reading development; interactive read-
alouds, and shared readings, teacher modeling and think-alouds”
-Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey Reading Teacher, 2012
Close Reading
I can teach that!
Resources