Teach Close Reading and Powerful Writing

Make research-based decisions about how to accomplish key instructional shifts as called for across the English Language arts standards with the following resources:

Books and Journals

• Supporting Students in a Time of Core Standards – 4 books across grades PreK-12
• 360 Degrees of Text: Using Poetry to Teach Close Reading and Powerful Writing 
  by Eileen Murphy Buckley (9-12)
• Reading in the Reel World: Teaching Documentaries and Other Nonfiction Texts 
  by John Golden (7-12)
• Learning to Write for Readers: Using Brain-Based Strategies 
  by John T. Crow (7-12)
• Talking in Class: Using Discussion to Enhance Teaching and Learning 
  by Thomas M. McCann (9-12)
• Voices from the Middle (VM) – Explore the Web-only content of recent VM issues for the "Common Core Connections" section.  

E-books - coming in 2013!

• Supporting Students with Textual Complexity by Anne Ruggles Gere, Elizabeth Homan, Christopher Parsons, Ruth Anna Spooner, and Chinyere Uzogara. (9-12)

Online Learning 

On Demand Web Seminars

• Representing Close Reading in Academic Writing 
  featuring Eileen Murphy and Deirdre Bolen (6-12)
• Making Meaning from Text: Modeling Comprehension for English Language Learners featuring Douglas Fisher and Carol Rothenberg (K-8)
• Summarization in any Subject featuring Rick Wormeli (6-12)

Virtual Conference Recordings

Four grade-level recordings across PreK-12

Facilitated Online Courses

Teaching Close Reading in Academic Writing – beginning January 2013!

Consultants

If you are looking for on-site, customized support from an expert consultant who can help you better understand the Core Standards and develop an implementation plan, consider working with an NCTE consultant who specializes in CCSS implementation.