Author: Samantha Cleaver
Samantha Cleaver, PhD, teaches middle school special education and writes about her favorite thing to do, reading.
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Sending Kids Back to the Text: Creating Strong TDQs
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8 Creative Ways to Help Kids “Find the Evidence” in Nonfiction
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The Text Says What? Intro to Text-Dependent Questions
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Intro to Informational Text: Bringing Informational Text into Close Reading
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Close Reading: The Most Fun Lesson in Your Week
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The Case for Frontloading: Why Kids Should Talk about Texts Before they Read Them
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Questions That Set a Purpose for Reading
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How to Choose the Perfect Passage for Close Reading
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Off the Shelf: Choosing Texts for Close Reading
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Who Are Your Readers? Getting to Know Your Students and the Books They Love
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What Exactly Do We Mean By “Close Reading,” Anyway?
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Be Extraordinary: How One Teacher Dodged Burnout and You Can Too
