1st Edition

Little Readers, Big Thinkers Teaching Close Reading in the Primary Grades

By Amy Stewart Copyright 2019
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

Young learners are full of questions and wonderings, so much so that sometimes they need a guide for their curiosity. Author Amy Stewart brings her manageable approach to close reading in Little Readers, Big Thinkers: Teaching Close Reading in the Primary Grades . With Stewart guiding, you'll be able to harness the big thinking we know is inside their inquisitive minds. She showcases ways that... Read more

1: Little Readers, Big Thinking: A Case for Close Reading in K–2

2: Getting Started: Setting Yourself and Your Students Up for Close Reading Success

3: Moving Forward: Digging Deeper with Young Readers

4: Inside the Classroom: Close Reading Texts and Lessons

5: Closing Thoughts

Biography

Amy Stewart is a literacy coach who works and learns alongside K–3 teachers and students in a suburb of Chicago. An avid reader and writer herself, Stewart spends her days working to inspire children to use reading and writing to learn, lead, and create. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Terry, with whom she loves to order pizza and travel the world.