Notice & Note: Strategies For Close Reading (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
I've been trying to prompt my young readers to deeper understandings of text but I find that I am doing all of the "leading" and "questioning". I felt like I was hitting a wall in my attempts to lead them to become actively engaged with text. This text outlines a way in which we can teach students what to look for as they read...to become aware of "signposts", techniques that authors use, to encourage them to engage with texts at deeper levels of understanding. This is a way for me to be able to turn it over to them! Can't wait to try it out! Unlike some books and articles written for teachers these days, this one does not pander to the CCSS and is not based on theory as the basis for its purpose. Notice and Note is practical, and well-written. Both authors looked at the books commonly taught in schools and found similar things that authors do in each book and then created a simple plan to show kids how to find those things (signposts) and then show them the type of questions to ask in response. By asking the simple "anchor" questions in response to the signposts, the authors saw (in lessons they document in the book) that students do the metacognitive thinking we want students to do without asking them to unnaturally "look" for, say, inferences to make or pause randomly to make predictions. The book also contains a comprehensive appendix to help teachers replicate what the authors did in their own instruction. I plan on teaching the signposts and anchor questions in my classroom this year.
What do You think about Notice & Note: Strategies For Close Reading (2012)?
Can't wait to work with teachers on implementing the 6 signposts in their classrooms!
—Tatiane
Extremely useful in fostering a love of reading with students.
—aponte
Great book!!! Excited to implement in my classroom this year!
—jayster531
