Sentences with phrase «close reading practice»

The nation's most widely used independent reading practice program also provides close reading practice and built - in nonfiction articles.

Our Close Reading of Complex Texts Maps, co-developed with literacy experts Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey, provide hands - on close reading practice as well as strategies and resources to choose appropriate complex texts, develop text - dependent questions, and promote classroom discussions.

A collection of high - interest articles keeps students engaged in close reading practice.

Save time searching for close reading practice content with a collection of high - interest nonfiction articles searchable by level, topic, or skills

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When you start practicing closes, try to make sure you don't sound like you're reading from a script.

Muilenburg's practice of close reading and compositional analysis influenced a generation of scholars.

In his own wide - ranging and nuanced criticism of both biblical and secular texts, Ricoeur himself moves easily from a close reading of symbols to theoretical reflection, thereby modeling for an entire generation a more conceptually sophisticated way of joining religion and art than had heretofore been practiced.

After you read the following guidelines, close your eyes and practice them for fifteen to twenty minutes.

«In the context of infant care practices, mother - infant co-sleeping refers to any situation in which mother and baby are close enough in proximity to one another to be able to detect the sensory signals and cues of the... Read more

As the New York Times noted earlier this week, Silver seems to have begun practicing law outside of the firm in recent years, according to a close reading of his financial disclosure forms.

«The district's budgeting practices made it appear that the district needed to both raise taxes and appropriate fund balance and reserves to close projected budget gaps,» read the report.

2:00 pm / 1:00 pm — TCM — Invasion of the Body Snatchers My favorite thing about this 1956 sci - fi classic is that it can be read either as pro-Left or pro-Right with very little difficulty (which shows just how close totalitarian Fascism and Communism end up being in practice).

By the time you are reading this the closing date for consultation on the draft SEN Code of Practice — 9 December 2013 — will have passed, so what will the New Year bring us as we contemplate changes to the special educational needs (SEN) arrangements across the sector?

Where, she wondered, «is the research to support: close reading, increased Lexile levels, the use of informational texts, and other questionable practices in the primary grades?»

Instead of requiring students to «decipher multisyllabic words» or «practice close reading,» teachers should offer «authentic tasks to which the use of reading, writing, and academic language are integral.»

This is precisely the kind of close reading and analytical practice that students need to push comprehension and deepen «critical thinking» skills.

Since the standards are complex texts and demand a «close» reading, we recommend that staff carefully examine the table of contents and the organizational structure; the headers (e.g., Design Considerations; What is Not Covered, etc.), the components (e.g., Anchor Standards and Foundational Skills for ELA; Standards for Mathematical Practice), and the Appendices (ELA).

Using an article about labor leader Cesar Chavez's grape boycott and hunger strike, these students at Stuart - Hobson Middle School are doing a «close read,» a skill prized by the new Common Core State Standards being put into practice in the District of Columbia.

Using real - world examples, these leaders will demonstrate how you can leverage the power of close reading, curated texts, and vocabulary practice as paths toward student mastery.

You can discuss social - emotional issues while teaching close - reading and speaking skills like annotation, note taking, coming up with critical questions, and practicing discussion techniques.

For example, teachers can choose nonfiction articles for students to practice close reading using skills activities — like highlighting and tagging to cite text evidence — built into each article.»

Theory and practice in statewide reading assessment: Closing the gap.

The authors suggested that reading practice can play an «important role» in closing achievement gaps between different socioeconomic groups.

She continually checks for standardization in practice so that teachers remain close to the preferred methods of teaching, and produces reports about student reading levels.

Work with literacy coach to learn close analytical reading strategies and practice using them.

Includes tools to teach students how to analyze story elements, practice close reading and text - based vocabulary, and more.

The lessons allow students to practice close reading, respond to text - dependent questions, and more.

Daily lessons also include «Reader's and Writer's Journal» activities in which students practice new vocabulary, close reading, and writing skills.

Built - in nonfiction articles from great partners keep students engaged as they practice close - reading skills activities like highlighting and tagging.

Close reading can be very difficult for elementary grade level students, so modeling and practice is essential.

Engage parents and children with books with science content and up to 12 hours of activities for strategic practice in close reading and citing text evidence.

Having read this resource with my own school's problem of practice in mind, I found it pushed my thinking in new directions and provided me with specific steps I could take to examine equity and bias in instructional practices in service of closing our achievement gaps.

Teachers will implement Close Reading, a practice used to study literacy standards, to become more familiar with the increase in rigor and standards while monitoring how the students and the teachers themselves are faring.

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Wonders uses a variety of student materials, such as the Reading / Writing Workshop, Your Turn Practice Book, Close Reading Companion, Leveled Readers, a Literature Anthology, and Grammar Handbook, and WonderWorks for Response to Intervention.

A new partnership with Dr. Doug Fisher delivers best practices and strategies for close reading, collaborative conversations and other skills straight to teachers to enhance and support their instructional practice.

All of the books in the program have been developed to help teachers meet requirements in the Common Core Standards in vocabulary and comprehension through the use of direct instruction, close reading, modeling, guided and independent practice, and text - dependent questioning.

Concomitant with the focus on argument, the Common Core rightly speaks to the inclusion of a greater number of non-fiction texts and promotes the practice of close reading of complex texts.

In this new series, which features a daily video with tips and strategies for increasing student achievement, Dr. Fisher introduces teachers to best practices on such key topics as close reading, collaborative discussions, and innovative ways to engage high school students and accelerate literacy.

This practice of close, analytic reading requires students to critically examine a text to analyze the deep structures and big ideas and then provide evidence from the text in support of their responses.

Eighth grade teachers can import word study lists to assign interactive games and activities to students that will provide practice with words students need to know to increase reading comprehension and to help close the vocabulary gaps.

This video is part of the «Behind the Practice» series and is also a companion to the two - part video series Close Read - Aloud in the Primary Grades, which features Sara and her students in action.

Close reading and rereading should be part of every student's daily practice.

Other authors in this issue carefully consider the meaning of close reading (pp. 24, 36); the place that reading aloud has in the classroom (pp. 36, 48); and the practices that best support critical reading and powerful writing (pp. 48, 68, 74).

How is close reading different from guided reading or other common literacy practices?

See how Renaissance solutions help you personalize reading and math practice, tailor instruction to each student's needs, and help close achievement gaps.

These toolkits cover key classroom practices such as Close Reading, Cognitively Guided Instruction, and Instructional Coaching.

Following a family tradition, Dr. Read became a veterinarian after observing veterinary medicine up close throughout his life as his father is a veterinarian with over thirty years in practice!

As someone who has attended Yulin for three years in a row to research, document, and expose the festival, as well as rescue small numbers of dogs and cats, he believes the government is closer than ever to not only banning the barbaric festival, but also the industry (he breaks down the history, practices, and attitudes about the Chinese dog meat trade in this must - read article).

I'm just another non-lawyer trying to offer another perspective from my own experience making games and wondering about, reading about, and maybe even sometimes coming a little uncomfortably close as a practicing videogame developer to crossing those same kinds of lines in terms of IP.