Answer the following in 100-150 words each.  Please use references when needed.

1.  Reflecting back on your personal experiences as a student in the elementary classroom, what differences do you see between the instructional strategies promoted by this topics readings, and what you experienced when you were learning to read? What strategies will you carry forward into your own teaching practices?

2.  How does close reading complement or conflict with the effective reading comprehension strategies discussed in this topics readings?
  ***This is the link to this weeks topic reading on “close reading” for you to refer to.  http://mhreadingwonders.com/pdf/Close-Reading-in-Elementary-Classrooms.pdf