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Close Reading Requires Student Effort

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From fusionfinds.wordpress.com - December 6, 2013 11:30 PM
To meet the Common Core ELA Standards students must "readily undertake the close, attentive reading that is at the heart of understanding and enjoying complex works or literature." The purpose of c...
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With Common  Core testing approaching close reading in an area that we know students will need to know well. This post provides many resources.

Are you looking for resources on the basic components of close reading? Find links to information on complex short text, pre-reading activities, re-reading of text, annotations, text-dependent questions, peer collaboration and response to text. Check out a visual on text complexity, one on annotation techniques and one on text-dependent questions.

Additional materials are also available.

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Intriguing Networks's curator insight, December 7, 2013 9:05 AM

Thik this is a very interesting dilemma long form read alongside skimmers, wasn't scanr eading always part of a good student's skill set. Will need to read this carefully.
David Baker's curator insight, December 8, 2013 12:33 AM

Just went to the blog post and it is a rich resource.  I will be adding it to my seminar follow up.
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7 Actions that Teachers Can Take Right Now: Text Complexity » TextProject

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From textproject.org - December 6, 2012 10:18 PM

Is text complexity a new way to look at text? This post notes that the Common Core State Standards have explicitly identified text levels, which has not been done in the past. The seven actions below are detailed in the post, and you may choose to download it as a pdf. 

Action 1 - Focus on Knowledge

Action 2 - Create connections

Action 3 - Activate Students' Passion

Action 4 - Develop vocabulary

Action 5 - Increase the Volume

Action 6 - Build Up Stamina

Action 7 - Identify Benchmarks

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5 Every Teacher Should Be Doing to Meet the Common Core State Standards.pdf

From www.eyeoneducation.com - July 11, 2012 7:47 PM

An overview that covers:

• Lead High-Level, Text-Based Discussions
• Focus on Process, Not Just Content
• Create Assignments for Real Audiences and with Real Purpose
• Teach Argument, Not Persuasion
• Increase Text Complexity

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What Kids Are Reading - 2013

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From www.renlearn.com - June 11, 2013 10:29 PM

"Have you ever wondered why students choose the books that they do? Renaissance Learning explored this question in the fifth-edition What Kids Are Reading report, which lists the top 40 books read by students in grades 1-12 in the 2011-2012 school year. Rankings are based on the Accelerated Reader database, the largest of its kind, which houses reading records for students who read 283 million books."

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This post links to a page that will provide you access to the full report, the infographic (part of which is above), and a report summary. The full report also includes:
* Required high school reading from 1907 to 2012

* Caldecott and Newbury winners from 1922 to present

* A selection of the Common Core State Standards exemplars

There have been many shifts in reading over the last 100 years, and one shift is that the complexity of required reading has decreased. To learn more check any of the resources found through this link. If you prefer an oral version from NPR you can listen to (or read) a short piece aired on June 11th, 2013 called "What Kids are Reading, In School and Out" at http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/06/11/190669029/what-kids-are-reading-in-school-and-out.

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Meryl Jaffe, PhD's comment, June 12, 2013 9:40 AM
Looks fascinating. Thanks.
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Four Online Reading Tasks - Model, Name, Overcome Obstacles, Probe

Four Online Reading Tasks - Model, Name, Overcome Obstacles, Probe | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From literacybeat.com - November 18, 2012 9:15 PM

When you look at digital and online texts there are a number of skills that our students will encounter. This post discusses four areas:

* Finding and reading appropriate materials

* Determining the best approach for reading digital materials

* Synthesizing multiple sources

* Integrating multimodal resources

Each of these areas is discussed in detail. In each case there is a discussion of the subject, an example to provide more information and then a discussion of an effective practice to use in your classroom.

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