Exam Board SQALevel S1-S3 Subject English First Teaching September 2013 First Exam June 2014 This book brings together the essential close reading skills needed by students taking part in the Broad General Education Levels 3-4 (in S1 to S3) Split into two parts the first section uses examples models & active-learning tasks to teach key concepts of reading for understanding analysis & evaluation The second section provides 15 practice assessments based on a variety of fiction & non-fiction texts which become progressively more challenging As well as allowing learners to demonstrate BGE reading skills this section serves as a useful precursor to the style of assessment encountered later on at National levels This book will help students to- develop their close reading abilities- understand the distinction between key ideas & supporting details- analyse writers' language & style via a broad range of sample texts