Facilitate Close Readings

A “during reading” structure designed to invite students to engage with a text three times, each time employing a different modality.

How do we encourage and support students to close read texts? 

Three Highlights is a “during reading” structure designed to invite students to engage with a text three times, each
time employing a different modality. This structure invites students’ minds and bodies into the reading process, uncovering multiple meanings in an author’s words and choices. 

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Literacy Strategies for Student Engagement
​​Spark students’ interest and their understanding of the importance of storytelling about world events and the human experience.

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Designing Invitations to Create
​Inspire students to read and respond to challenging texts through multiple modalities.

Centering Students for Literacy Engagement
​Exploring the connection between instructional autonomy and student engagement. 

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