Benefits and Limitations of Using Close Reading with Adolescent ELLs

Natalia A. Ward, Betty Thomason, Clara L Brown

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Abstract

Common Core State Standards in the US has prompted a number of shifts in literacy instruction, emphasizing “worthy” texts, rereadings, and text-based evidence. This session examines salient characteristics of close reading, how it was implemented in one high school ESL class, and student reactions to the process.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Mar 27 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventTeachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Annual Meeting - Toronto, ON Canada
Duration: Mar 27 2015 → …

Conference

ConferenceTeachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Annual Meeting
Period3/27/15 → …

Keywords

  • close reading

Disciplines

  • Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
  • Language and Literacy Education

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