Shades of Meaning: Comprehension and Interpretation in Middle School - Softcover

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<p>Interpreting texts can lead readers on journeys that change their lives forever. However, many middle school students - unused to looking between the lines, unused to building or amending their readings of a text - need your guidance as they learn to develop and discuss their own interpretations.</p> In this smart and lively guide, veteran middle-school teacher Donna Santman shows you how to teach readers the skills and strategies of comprehension and interpretation within the framework of a reading workshop. <i>Shades of Meaning</i> takes you through Santman's own rigorous workshop, describing the teaching that allows students to stretch and empower their imaginations. Santman offers guidance in: <ul> <li>creating curriculum and lessons that teach habits of mind that support interpretation, like naming the ideas hiding in texts and thinking about perspectives from which to analyze those ideas</li> <li>using reading workshop structures to teach students to practice articulating their thoughts, exploring others' ideas, and interpreting texts</li> <li>assessing students' interpretive skills and moving them toward deeper and more meaningful interpretations</li> <li>using standards-based rubrics and checklists to communicate expectations and track students' progress.</li> </ul> <p>With Donna Santman's assistance, you can teach readers the interpretive skills they need to help them find a foothold in their ever-changing world; with <i>Shades of Meaning</i>, you can teach readers ways to understand, interpret, and speak back to the texts in their lives.</p>

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