Description:

The wrap-around Teacher’s Edition provides scaffolded supports to streamline the instruction process, including:

• A Getting Started unit that outlines the consistent framework for close reading
• Guidance for each text set: reading level, structure, language
• Text-dependent questions, modeling of strategic thinking, discussion prompts, and writing prompts
• Genre study ideas to explore aspects of unit texts
• Opportunities for partner talk and collaboration
• Formative assessment and rubrics