Posts Tagged ‘Close Reading’

Easy Ways to Integrate the Arts Into Your Curriculum

Susan from the PD Department

Arts Integration: An Essential Component of Education The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts defines arts integration as “an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate Read More →

BEC-Approved, Instructional Design, Reading Support, Teacher-Focused Guides |

The ACT Now! Backstory: How a Major Breakthrough Led to Award-Winning Close Reading Materials

Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey

Think of just about any narrative text you’ve read. There is a backstory—the parts the author didn’t tell you directly, but that you can assume based on what you’ve been Read More →

Close Reading, Reading Support |

ACT Now! – A Reversible Poem

Ashley Hamilton

ACTNow! authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey have written a reversible poem that describes and demonstrates the learning that takes place with ACT Now. Take a look and learn more Read More →

BEC-Approved, Close Reading, Instructional Design |

5 Reasons to ACT Now!

Alyssa Heeneke

Here are three educational buzzwords that may be keeping you up at night: Close Reading Accessing Complex Text Collaborative Conversations Let’s analyze your buzzword nightmares a little deeper. Close Reading Read More →

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