Close+Reading+&+Scaffolding+Text

 These posters on "Text Complexity, "How to Do a Close Reading", and "Scaffolding" were displayed during the ELA sessions at the 2011 Summer Institutes.
 * ELA posters from NC DPI **

 Scaffolding strategies - These videos from Edutopia provide strategies for scaffolding.
 * Scaffolding **

[] - Six Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students - Article from Edutopia [] - Reading Lessons: 12 Ways to Scaffold Texts for Students - Article from TeachHub

To do a close reading, students must analyze a specific passage in fine detail, as if with a magnifying glass. They have to "Read like a Detective!"
 * Close Reading**

[] - Closing In On Close Reading - Article from Educational Leadership [] - Common Core Close Reading Sample Lessons with Literary texts