In Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century (Princeton University Press), coeditors and English professors Sinykin and ...

For a while now, middle school and high school English classes throughout the nation have been teaching something called "close reading"--with varying degrees of success. "Close reading" is about ...

This week’s question is: What is “close reading,” is it important and, if so, how should I teach it? The term “close reading” appears to be on every English teacher’s lips, though it’s not used in the ...

(This is the last post in a three-part series on this topic. You can see Part One here and Part Two here.) This week’s question is: What is “close reading,” is it important and, if so, how should I ...