Close Reading of Informational Sources
eBook - PDF

Close Reading of Informational Sources

Assessment-Driven Instruction in Grades 3-8

  1. 258 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Close Reading of Informational Sources

Assessment-Driven Instruction in Grades 3-8

About this book

This widely used teacher resource and course text--now significantly revised with 75% new content--provides a flexible approach to fostering high-level understanding of a wide variety of informational sources in grades 3–8. Through the lens of a new three-phase lesson plan, the author explains how to teach students to think critically about sources, monitor for meaning, identify main ideas, explain key details, and make sense of unfamiliar vocabulary. Now in a convenient large-size format, the second edition is packed with practical features, including a detailed study guide and links to recommended online videos. The companion website allows readers to download and print a reproducible lesson planning template and quick-reference tools, as well as additional resources referenced in the book. Prior edition title: Close Reading of Informational Texts.
 
New to This Edition
*Substantially revised and updated to reflect the ongoing development of the author's approach; lessons now comprise three clearly defined phases. 
*Expanded to cover close "reading” of video, audio, and infographics, as well as traditional texts.
*Chapters on new topics: selecting sources and teaching the use of context clues to learn new vocabulary.
*Additional practical features: sidebars with clear explanations of comprehension strategies, sample lessons, examples of students’ written responses, suggestions for assessment, tips for follow-up instruction, companion website, and more.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. About the Author
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Contents
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. Strategic Close Reading of Informational Sources
  10. 2. A Repertoire of Strategies Needed for Close Reading
  11. 3. An Assessment‑Driven, Three‑Phase Plan for Learning
  12. 4. Selecting Sources
  13. 5. Introducing Sources and Teaching Students to Make Informed Predictions
  14. 6. Synthesis and Identifying Main Ideas
  15. 7. Monitoring for Meaning
  16. 8. Identifying and Explaining Key Details
  17. 9. Learning from a Source’s Visual Images and Other Features
  18. 10. Using Context Clues to Make Sense of Unfamiliar Vocabulary
  19. 11. Synthesis of Information from Multiple Sources
  20. Appendix A. Lessons for Phase 2—Meet the Strategies
  21. Appendix B. Study Guide
  22. References
  23. Index