<p><strong><em>Close . . . Closer . . . Closest!<br /></em>Close Reading.</strong> Not in a very long while has a term been freighted with so much responsibility to lead every student to a great future of college and career readiness. Finally, here’s a book that tunes out all of the hubbub and gets down to the business of showing how exactly to “get close reading right.”</p><p>Chapter by chapter, Nancy Boyles delivers astoundingly practical ideas on how to</p><ul> <li>Connect close reading with other instructional practices </li> <li>Select rich texts and plan for initial close reading lessons </li> <li>Deliver initial and follow-up close reading lessons</li> <li>Coordinate comprehension strategies and close reading</li></ul>