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1. Professional Development | Grades   5 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Brainstorming and Reviewing Using the Carousel Strategy
   This strategy guide introduces Carousel Brainstorming, also known as Rotating Review, and offers suggestions to implement this technique in your classroom for brainstorming about new topics or reviewing learned information.
2. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Close Reading of Literary Texts
   This guide provides strategies for choosing text that is appropriate for close reading and to plan for instruction.
3. Professional Development | Grades   5 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Introducing New Content with Seed Discussions
   In this strategy guide, you'll learn how to elicit ideas and conversation about new concepts or content by effectively holding a Seed Discussion in your classroom.
4. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Power Notes
   The strategy examined in this Strategy Guide teaches students an outlining technique to help them differentiate between main ideas and details in their reading and writing.
5. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Preparing Students for Success with Reading in the Content Areas
   In this strategy guide, you'll learn how to determine the level and type of support you need to provide students based on careful preparation as a content area expert.
6. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Question the Author (QtA)
   In this guide, you'll be introduced to a strategy that requires students to challenge their understanding and solidify their knowledge while reading a text.
7. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Reading with Purpose in the Content Areas
   In this strategy guide, you'll learn how to organize students and instruction to establish a sense of purpose for reading authentic texts in the content areas.
8. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Supporting Student Comprehension in Content Area Reading
   In this strategy guide, you'll learn a few simple, yet powerful, techniques to encourage students to use peer talk and writing to enhance their understanding of content area texts.