17. Why You Need a Strong Close Reading Routine

Creating Joyful Readers

Reading isn’t joyful when it’s hard, right? We all want to share amazing books and do fun, engaging activities to get kids excited about reading, but we also can’t forget the importance of those foundational skills. So today, we’re diving into some research about why having a strong, predictable close reading routine can be a total game-changer in your classroom.

Highlights:

• National Reading Panel Findings
• Vocabulary
• How it all works together

Resources Mentioned:

“Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction” https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pubs/nrp/Documents/ch4.pdf

Teaching Them to Read by Dolores Durkin https://amzn.to/3Yh4fdO

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