Employ multiple texts that tackle the unit of study's topics from multiple perspectives and angles.
Use texts at a range of reading levels on topics aligned to the units of study.
Communicate the purpose for reading in light of the unit goals.
Create opportunities for students to answer text-based questions that build basic comprehension first, then support readers in making inferences.
Build in intentional interactions with targeted vocabulary words from the unit of study.
Require that students use text-based evidence to support any claims make about the text.
Provide materials for explicit teaching of vocabulary that appears in texts students are reading.
