Publisher's Synopsis
Dive into close reading with this comprehensive set that equips teachers with everything they need to teach close reading in grade 4 classrooms. The fifteen titles in this set include a wide range of informational texts covering math, science, and social studies topics, and are ideal for teaching close reading. The high-interest content will engage students through multiple readings of the text as they develop deep comprehension of complex texts and strengthen their close reading skills. This set includes five copies of each of the fifteen titles, and one copy of Dive into Close Reading: Strategies for Your 3-5 Classroom. The invaluable classroom resource explores the what, why, and how of close reading. Correlated to standards, the book provides teachers with the key elements of a close reading lesson as well as how to support students based on their progress and performance. Titles in this set include: Patterns in Nature; Journeys: Land, Air, Sea; All About Sharks; People who Predict; Animal Investigations; Animal Senses; Adaptations; Circuits; Sound Waves and Communication; The Rock Cycle; Our Resources; Early Explorers; The American Revolution: Fighting for Freedom; Benjamin Banneker: Self-Made Man; Forming a New Government.
