Guided Highlighted Reading: A Close-Reading Strategy for Navigating Complex Text: Grades 4-12

In Guided Highlighted Reading, teachers of grades 4-12 learn an easy and effective text-based strategy that scaffolds all students to return to a complex or difficult text for four different reading purposes. This resource uses prompts not questions to build competency with difficult and complex text for four close-reading purposes for any content area: Reading comprehension Authors craft Tier II vocabulary acquisition Answering multiple-choice questions on high-stakes assessments Sample passages from ELA Appendix B of the Common Core State Standards are prepared for student use for all purposes, along with how-to directions, rubrics for assessing mastery of reading comprehension and authors craft, and an alignment of the four purposes to the CCSS. Guided Highlighted Reading is a go-to resource for teachers to help students navigate complex texts and meet the rigorous requirements of the CCSS.

Dr. Elaine M. Weber has spent her career as a teacher, adjunct professor, and language arts consultant for the Michigan Department of Education, Department of Defense Schools in London, England and in her current position with the Macomb Intermediate School District working with teachers and administrators in 21 school districts.

Dr. Cynthia Schofield is a Michigan teacher. She taught emotionally impaired students the first ten years of her career and English Language Art classes for the last twenty years. She is an avid reader of all texts. Her teaching has always been guided by her love of literature and her passion for the discipline.

Barbara A. Nelson is an Arizona-based educator, conference speaker, and consultant. During her 46-year career, she has taught at every grade level. She conducts workshops on reading and writing strategies throughout the U.S. on topics including CCSS.