Close and Careful Reading Overview
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Close and Careful Reading teaches students Common Core comprehension skills using informational articles with complex questions based on the Common Core Standards.
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Close and Careful Reading is a kit comprised of 10 copies of eight different informational selections. Each selection is in its own separate booklet. This allows for differentiated instruction.
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There are eight informational selections per grade level for grades 2-8. The passages are robust and are a minimum of 900 words each. Each passage is subject related and includes social studies, biography, and science themes for each grade.
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The questions are multiple-choice and short and extended response. There is one extension activity per selection where students are asked to conduct research on a topic related to the passage they just read.
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Each selection will include Close Analysis questions embedded in the passage itself. Each selection will be published in its own booklet; so there will be 8 booklets per grade level. The booklets contain full color photographs and art and consist of complex and lengthy informational passages. Ten copies of each title are in each kit. An 80-book kit will sell for $329.
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Includes differentiated instruction for classrooms, reading groups, intervention, and afterschool programs
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The standards that are covered and the specific number of questions per passage include: Comprehending Key Ideas and Details • 3 multiple choice type questions • RI Standards 1, 2, 3 Comprehending Craft and Structure • 3 multiple choice type questions • RI Standards 4, 5, 6 Comprehending Integration of Knowledge and Ideas • 3 multiple choice type questions • RI Standards 7, 8, 9 Putting It All Together • 2 or 3 extended response questions that refer to the passage and require evidence-based responses • Each question will cover 2 or 3 of the RI standards Extension Activity • Optional activity asking students to research a particular aspect of the selection.
Marcus Ferrara
845-853-9726
Marcus@RallyEducation.com