Megan Kelly understands the learning power of academic conversation. To tap into that power source, she introduces activities that have middle schoolers speaking to each other in a variety of configurations – increasing confidence, growing vocabulary, and building community.
Meaningful academic conversation makes for sticky learning, but most students don’t bring a high proficiency in the needed skills to the classroom. Expert Jackie Walsh describes a step-by-step process that can help teachers cultivate deep student discussions.
Close Reading for the Whole Class is easy to follow and designed for “real life classrooms.” Research based and with practical lesson plans, the book takes the angst out of close reading. Great for individual or group study, says reviewer Linda Biondi.
