Digging Deeper

Recently I co-facilitated some K-5 PD about Close Reading and how this strategy/technique for reading short, complex texts helps students grow and master the K-12 Reading Anchor standards. It was a great learning experience for me as I hope it was for all the teachers who were in attendance during the Monday-afternoon-after-school-after-Thanksgiving-break meeting. Kudos to those who stayed awake! ;)

Here is the Powerpoint presentation that we created for this specific PD session. There are some live links and titles of articles found on the last slide. If you are a nerd like me and like to read lots of professional jibber jabber on your weekends then you might enjoy these resources! There is a WEALTH of information out there, along with teacher blogs and additional sites that offer free materials and valuable insight into Close Reading in different grade levels.

As more resources come my way from teachers who share what they've found on Close Reading (or even the Four Categories of Anchor Standards: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas) I will add those links to this post.

Happy digging!

MORE RESOURCES:
Close Reading Plans, Activities, and Strategies through WebEnglish.com
Close Reading Passages, Grades 1-8, from Reading Sage
Main Idea and Details freebie product from Scholastic
Free Close Reading Posters from The Teacher Next Door, TPT
Graphic Organizers GALORE from Mrs. Warner, 4th Grade