In February, this blog will be celebrating its ten-year anniversary! Leading up to it, I’m re-starting a series I tried to do in the past called “A Look Back.” Each week, I’ll be re-posting a few of my favorite posts from the past ten years.

You might also be interested in:

 A Look Back: Best Posts From 2007 To 2009 

 A Look Back: 2010’s Best Posts From This Blog

A Look Back: 2011’s Best Posts From This Blog

A Look Back: 2012’s Best Posts From This Blog

A Look Back: 2013’s Best Posts From This Blog

A Look Back: 2014’s Best Posts From This Blog

A Look Back: 2015’s Best Posts From This Blog

Our book, Navigating The Common Core With English Language Learners, was published in 2016, and quite a few excerpts were published in various places.

MiddleWeb published a section on close reading, along with a bonus piece on reading for pleasure.  They headlined it Ideas for “Close Reading” with ELL Students.

Here’s an excerpt: