Samantha Cleaver

Samantha Cleaver, PhD, has taught everything from kindergarten to 8th grade special education. She loves to write about her favorite thing to do, read!

Close Reading: The Most Fun Lesson in Your Week
The Case for Frontloading: Why Kids Should Talk about Texts Before they Read Them
Questions That Set a Purpose for Reading
How to Choose the Perfect Passage for Close Reading
Off the Shelf: Choosing Texts for Close Reading
Who Are Your Readers? Getting to Know Your Students and the Books They Love
What Exactly Do We Mean By “Close Reading,” Anyway?
Be Extraordinary: How One Teacher Dodged Burnout and You Can Too