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How Can I Get My Child to Read?
"How can I get my child to read?" is probably the question that I am asked most by parents. I'm Mark Pennington, M.A. Reading Specialist, teacher,…
Read-Study Method for Textbooks
The PQRAR and read-study method with the SCRIP comprehension strategies are beneficial for building comprehension of both narrative and expository text. These self-questioning strategies engage the…
Close Reading
The close reading strategy is beneficial for building comprehension of both narrative and expository text. However, we do need a mid-course correction. As with many instructional…
Close Reading Casualties
With the “Great Shift” from fiction to non-fiction reading since the advent of the Common Core State Standards, many teachers are finding that the academic rigor…
Close Reading Narrative Worksheet
Close Reading? A helpful, time-tested reading strategy, which was brought back to life in 2009 with the advent of the Common Core State Standards and the…
Close Reading Expository Worksheet
At the end of this article, I provide a Close Reading Expository Worksheet for you to freely download and use with the next close reading of…
Independent Close Reading
I hesitate to criticize a good thing too harshly. We teachers tend all-too-often to abandon something that works for the new latest and greatest educational fad. …
Close Reading: Don’t Read Too Closely
A few things I want to mention from the outset: I think close reading has its place in both elementary and secondary classrooms, but As U.C.…