Close Reading Without Tears

According to Close Reading Without Tears, many teachers are following the scaffolding suggested by the Common Core language arts standards (Boyles 1). Teachers are using less frontloading before reading. This allows students to dig deeper into the text without teacher prompts. Thus, allowing students to develop the necessary skills to become independent close readers. Frontloading or pre-reading, has been the topic of many educational discussions. Is it necessary? Many teachers prefer not to use pre-reading activities during a close reading lesson. Teachers feel that not every text needs frontloading as most of the time it is overused. Thus, taking away from the text. Even the writers of the Common Core Standards “have been telling teachers