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Close reading strategies help first grade students build vocabulary, improve comprehension, and increase fluency. This set of January close reading passages includes eight texts (four fiction and four nonfiction), each supported by a five-day lesson plan for teaching close reading in first grade.
Students work with the January close reading passages by annotating key information, identifying tricky words or phrases, and responding to comprehension questions. Reading passages are included in both Google Slides and printable formats for flexible classroom use.
Use the close reading passages and lesson plans in your reading block or small group instruction. Each passage has a week of close lesson plans included.
8 passages organized by genre: 4 fiction, 4 nonfiction
Each passage includes:
8 Close Reading Passages
4 Nonfiction and 4 Fiction Texts
Comprehension & Vocabulary Building Activities
Focused rereading for deeper understanding
40 Days of Close Reading Lessons
5-day lesson plan for each reading passage
Supports Science of Reading strategies
Reinforces vocabulary, text structure, and comprehension
The passages are meant to be a level more difficult than what your students read independently. This helps students build new vocabulary, analyze sentence structure, and build comprehension skills.
Close reading allows for multiple rereading of text. This repeated rereading teaches reading comprehension skills like finding text evidence and reading with expression.
This product emphasizes repeated reading, vocabulary development, and text-based comprehension with:
Reading: Literature (RL.1)
RL.1.1 – Ask and answer questions about key details in a text
RL.1.2 – Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson
RL.1.3 – Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details
Reading: Informational Text (RI.1)
RI.1.1 – Ask and answer questions about key details in a text
RI.1.2 – Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text
RI.1.4 – Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text
Reading: Foundational Skills (RF.1)
RF.1.4 – Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
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2 reviews for January Close Reading Passages for First Grade
Tara L. (verified owner) –
Helped us get back into our reading block routine after break.
Lauren H. (verified owner) –
Easy to print and use for small groups.
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