Lessons and Units for Closer Reading, Grades 3-6

Ready-to-go units to ramp up close reading

Want a yearlong close reading curriculum to insert in your literacy block? You’ve got it. Nancy Boyles’ Lessons & Units for Closer Reading features 32 lessons, based on readily available complex picture books and organized by eight learning pathways for approaching literature and information. Get started right away, with the help of:

• Short nonfiction articles to kick off each unit
• Assessment tasks, rubrics, planning templates, and more
• Links to 20+ instructional video segments
• Page-by-page text-dependent questions for every book

With Closer Reading, Nancy expertly delivered answers to the why and how of close reading. Now, with this phenomenal sequel, you’re treated to her playbook.