What is "Close Reading?" “Close reading is an intensive analysis of a text in order to come to terms with what it says, how it says it,...
Primary Sources In 5th grade, we look in depth at American history, most recently the American Revolution. In Social Studies, we utilize...
Digging deeper in reading.... This year at Merryhill Calvine we saw big changes in reading in our classrooms. Our teachers focused on...
Check it out! Downloadable resources for educators looking to get students engaged with the close reading process.
Teaching students to read with a purpose can be challenging. See how using the simple technique of selective highlighting will help many students to better understand what they read.