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Close Reading Shift Kit (Shift One)

The Close Reading Kit was designed to give administrators and teachers some background information on what is expected for student achievement with the Illinois Learning Standards (ILS) in the area of Close Reading.

SIP Day Materials:
​Looking for materials to use on School Improvement Days?  Condensed materials are marked with a double asterisk **​​

 Critical Directions

• **The Aspen Institute’s Primer on Close Reading
• The Art of Close Reading (www.criticalthinking.org)
  • Part I
  • Part II
  • Part III

PowerPoints

• **ISBE Presentation: Close Reading Strategy: Example Tasks for K-5 
  • Facilitator's Guide K-5
  • PowerPoint with Notes K-5
  • Facilitator’s Guide 6-12
  • PowerPoint with Notes 6-12
  • Handouts:
    • K-5: Text Structures for Different Types of Writing Text Structures Overview
    • 6-12: Dr. Deb Walstrom Text Structure Cards
    • Ten Important Words Strategy
• Professional Development: Timothy Shanahan
  • PowerPoint 

Videos 

• EngageNY: Grappling with Complex Text
• Lucy Calkins:  Bringing Close Reading and Accountable Talk into an Interactive Read Aloud

​Research/Articles

• ​Boyles, N. (2012). Closing in on close reading. Educational Leadership, 70(4), 36-41.
• Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2012).  Close reading in elementary schools.  The Reading Teacher, 66(3), 179–188.