Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading

"Just as lifting a barbell requires the rigor of the act itself, the rigor in reading resides not in the text but in the behavior of the reader—actively engaged, observant, responsive, questioning, and analytical. The close reading strategies presented in Notice and Note, authored by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst, will empower you to foster critical reading habits in your students, enabling them to become more attentive, thoughtful, and independent readers."

-Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst

Also available: Notice & Note/Reading Nonfiction Signpost Student Bookmarks

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In Notice and Note, Kylene Beers and Bob Probst introduce six valuable "signposts" that guide readers to significant moments in literary works, encouraging them to read with attentiveness. By learning to identify these signposts and questioning them, readers can delve deeper into any text, using evidence to support their interpretations. In essence, these close reading strategies will help your students develop the ability to notice and note important details while reading.

In this timely and practical guide, Kylene and Bob:

• Examine the increased focus on text-dependent questions, rigor, text complexity, and what it means to be literate in the 21st century.
• Identify six signposts that assist readers in understanding and responding to character development, conflict, point of view, and theme.
• Provide six text-dependent anchor questions that encourage readers to take note and read more closely.
• Offer six model lessons, including text selections and teaching tools, to help you introduce each signpost to your students.

Notice and Note will cultivate attentive readers who carefully analyze texts, interpret them responsibly, and reflect upon their meaning in their own lives. This resource will aid in creating responsive, rigorous, and independent readers—qualities that our democracy not only desires but demands from our students.