Close Reading
What is Close Reading? Dr. Douglas Fisher answers the question here
The Brain on Close Reading, Standford article here
| Grade | Exemplar |
| Prek-2 | No David |
| 3rd | Whatif
We are the Ships (SAP) |
| 3rd | Fidgety Philip |
| 3rd | Because of Winn Dixie (SAP) |
| 4th | Plastic Oceans |
| 5th | President’s Message
Lazarus (SAP) Eleven by Cisneros Close Read and BAP |
| 6th | The Making of a Scientist (SAP) |
| 6th | The Great Fire (SAP) |
| 6th | The Voice that Changed a Nation (Aspen Institute) |
| 7th | The Glorious Whitewashing (SAP) |
Resources to Support Text-Based Instruction 