Publisher's Synopsis
"Meet the CCSS requirement of increased nonfiction reading in the content areas with these classroom-tested, differentiated lessons that teach students to comprehend complex texts. Learn how to: select books and other complex texts that support curriculum, craft essential questions that delve into key content, teach reading strategies targeted for nonfiction texts, facilitate small-group meetings and whole-group discussions focused on text-specific questions, model how to support arguments with textual evidence, incorporate writing to improve comprehension, design assessments to monitor progress and adjust instruction. Designed for middle school, this rigorous approach to teaching in the content areas develops independence, fosters responsibility, and really builds content-area. knowledge."--Publisher website.
