This wonderful book presents classroom-tested, research-based strategies in an area of instruction that many teachers are grappling with as they begin to implement the Common Core State Standards. Cummins addresses each aspect of the instructional cycle, showing how to: create rigorous and engaging tasks that invite students to dig into informational text, assess their current level of understanding, and move them to deeper levels of analysis. The Study Guide at the end of the book is ideal for study groups and professional learning communities. I can hardly wait for this book to be published so I can get copies for our teachers.”–Ellen Fogelberg, MST, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Schools, Evanston/Skokie (Illinois) School District 65
“Cummins provides a comprehensive instructional framework to engage and empower grades 3-8 learners to read for deep meaning. Because close reading involves thoughtful analysis at the word, phrase, paragraph, and section levels of text, students learn to read beyond a superficial level of comprehension. I definitely recommend this book for use in introductory courses on elementary or middle-level literacy instruction. It also is a valuable tool for professional development contexts in public schools.”–Richard T. Vacca, PhD, Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies (Emeritus), Kent State University
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