Lessons and Units for Closer Reading, Grades 3-6 life that effective prescriptions for change

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Lessons and Units for Closer Reading, Grades 3-6 life that effective prescriptions for changeIn this sequel to Closer Reading, Boyles delivers what teachers have been clamoring for: ready to go, day by day lessons for teaching high quality picture books, with close reading in the forefront of the instruction. In Part I of the book Boyles explains the why behind the how of using picture books that share a theme as the basis for extended units, spelling out for teachers the difference between her brand of investigation and "units of study"