This video introduces the reading strategies section of the For Teacher By Teachers: Best Practices in Common Core Aligned Literacy Instruction collection.

This video discusses text selection strategies for teachers. (17 min.)

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Here are rubrics for evaluating text complexity for literature and informational texts.

This video reviews different reading scaffolds teachers can put into place in the classroom to support students through challenging texts. (20 min.)

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Click here for a one pager on the key ideas behind reading scaffolds.

This video reviews the silent discussion reading strategy. (8 min.)

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Click here for tips on implementing the "silent discussion" protocol in your classroom.

This video reviews the "collaborative annotation" classroom strategy. (8 min.)

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Click here for tips on implementing the "collaborative annotation" protocol in your classroom.