Books with author Nancy Caffrey

What it really means to "read closely" Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading―call it what you like. The point is, it’s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In Rigorous Reading, Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher articulate an instructional plan so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further: Purpose & Modeling Close & Scaffolded Reading Instruction Collaborative Conversations An Independent Reading Staircase Performance

Hanover's Wishing Star is a non-fiction story (illustrated with photos) of Karen Ann MacGuire, a twelve year old from Valhalla, N. Y. who wants a horse very badly. When she learns that the racehorse Nashua and his stablemates are to be auctioned off, she writes to the bank in charge explaining that if there is any horse that no one else wants to buy, she would like to bid her savings of $24.03 on it! When Karen Ann's letter is received by the Hanover Bank, it so impresses their public relations man that he takes over her cause personally and ensures that she will get a horse.