What Close Reading Actually Means
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The goal of close reading is to analyze the text and interpret why details–and the text itself–are significant.
Literacy
Literacy is the ability to make sense of or use ‘something.’ From books to technology, research to writing, literacy is the foundation of learning.
BoomWriter: A Resource For Students Who Think They Hate Writing
BoomWriter: A Resource For Students Who Think They Hate Writing Read More
BoomWriter is a free platform for group writing that engages students in collaborative projects for all subject areas to help them improve their writing.
A Definition Of Web Literacy (And How Students Can Benefit)
A Definition Of Web Literacy (And How Students Can Benefit) Read More
Web literacy touches on a variety of competencies but allows students to do one essential thing: meaningfully engage on the Internet.
What To Read Next: 100 Timeless Books, Poems, And Essays
What To Read Next: 100 Timeless Books, Poems, And Essays Read More
What should you read next? Consider Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World,’ Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ or Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Player Piano.’
Text Complexity? Helping Readers See The Whole Text
Text Complexity? Helping Readers See The Whole Text Read More
In this post we consider the appropriate text complexity to use in order to help students develop text comprehension.
5 Anchors For Using Technology To Teach Reading
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Teachers are using technology to teach reading, arguing that interactive video games provide the skills that students need to be able to read.
Teacher Reader Responses, Vol. 1: On Literacy
Teacher Reader Responses, Vol. 1: On Literacy Read More
We’re sharing the insightful, detailed, emotional, or otherwise compelling reader responses in some intermittent pattern.
Want To Know How Students Feel When They Read Complex Texts?
Want To Know How Students Feel When They Read Complex Texts? Read More
What, in fact, do you do when you read challenging text? What do you do when you do not understand on first pass?