Planning & Facilitating a Close Reading
ON-DEMAND WORKSHOP
Strategies to improve achievement in reading
There has been much talk about raising the complexity of the texts students are reading. However, rigorous reading isn’t just about the text selection. It’s also about targeting multi-faceted, deep thinking during reading.
This online workshop will help teachers plan and facilitate a meaningful close reading in four steps:
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- Define close reading
- Integrate close reading
- Plan a close reading
- Facilitate a close reading
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LEARN
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strategies you can use right away.
EARN
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certificate for 5 hours of PD credit.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Topics covered:
Dissect the reading standards for close-reading expectations.
Identify how and when close reading should be incorporated into the curriculum.
Learn how to assess a text’s complexity beyond simply looking at its reading level.
Recognize the role of pre-reading/background-building in close-reading experiences.
Examine a variety of reader tools and technology that allow students to annotate print and digital texts.
Learn how to:
Determine if a text is complex and worthy of a close reading.
Introduce close reading to students in a variety of kid-friendly ways.
Prepare a set of text-dependent questions that keep students rooted in the text and follow the same sequence as standardized reading assessments.
Teach students ways to track and annotate the journey of their thinking.
Facilitate text-based conversations that require textual evidence.
WHO SHOULD
ENROLL?
- Grades 2-12 Teachers
- Literacy Coaches
- Literacy Coordinators
- Title I Teachers / Directors
- ELL Teachers & Coordinators
- High-Ability Teachers
- Principals & Assistant Principals
- Curriculum Directors
WHAT YOU GET
On-Demand Videos
Relevant & engaging presentations
Downloadable Handout
Full-color note-taking guide
Secret Site
Lifetime access to digital resources
Completion Certificate
5 hours of PD credit
PRICING & GROUP RATES
1 person
$169
2-14 people
$159/person
Group of 15 or more? Email us or call (888) 376-0448 for custom pricing.
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