Education Close Reading Level 5 Guide: Prepare fifth-grade students for college and career readiness

Close-reading strategies, paired texts and ready-to-use units to build comprehension and confidence

Product Overview:

If you teach fifth grade, this guide makes close reading manageable and useful. It gives twelve weeklong units across language arts, science, social studies and math. Paired fiction and nonfiction passages sit with text-dependent questions, activities and hands-on projects that pull ideas together. You get reciprocal-teaching routines, differentiation strategies and quick assessments to monitor progress without extra fuss, with minimal prep. It is practical, classroom-tested and written by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski. Picture students tracing themes, hearing each other read aloud, and feeling confidence grow over a week of work.

Key Features:

• 12 Units: Twelve units span language arts, science, social studies and math, giving weeklong, ready-to-teach lesson sets.
• Paired Fiction & Nonfiction: Paired passages let students compare tone and facts, hear different voices, and sharpen critical thinking.
• Close-Reading Strategies: Step-by-step routines, including reciprocal teaching, guide students to dig deeper without feeling overwhelmed.
• Differentiation & Assessment: Built-in options let you scaffold tasks and check understanding quickly, so no student slips through unnoticed.
• Hands-On Activities: Short projects connect reading to real tasks, and students touch, move and explain ideas to cement learning.

Quick Specs:

• Brand: Shell Education
• Item#: SHL-51361
• Manufacturer Part Number: 51361
• Format/Type: Printed Book
• Quantity/Pack: 1 Each
• Compatibility/Use: Grade 5
• Country of Origin: United States

Picture clearer discussion, calmer transitions and steady comprehension gains, then feel the confidence settle in your room, would you like a copy to try one unit this week?

128 pages. Published by Shell Educational Publishing.