Introduction: we begin -- pt. 1. The questions we pondered. Is reading still reading? -- What is the role of fiction? -- Where does rigor fit? -- What do we mean by intellectual communities? -- What is the role of talk? -- What is close reading? -- Do text-dependent questions foster engagement? -- Must everyone read the same book? -- How did I judge the complexity of a text? -- Are we creating lifelong learners? -- pt. 2. The signposts we found. The notice and note signposts -- Defining the signposts -- The anchor questions -- The role of generalizable language -- Our generalizable language -- Explaining the signposts -- Assessment and the signposts -- Questions you might have -- pt. 3. The lessons we teach. Contrasts and contradictions -- Aha moment -- Tough questions -- Words of the wiser -- Again and again -- Memory moment -- Conclusion: and now you begin -- Appendix 1: Surveys -- Appendix 2: Rigor and talk checklist -- Appendix 3: "Huswifery" -- Appendix 4: Text complexity worksheet -- Appendix 5: Notice and note signpost bookmarks -- Appendix 6: You try it -- Appendix 7: Notice and note reading logs -- Appendix 8: Adaptions of notice and note reading logs -- Appendix 9: Notice and note signposts in Walk Two Moons -- Appendix 10: Texts for teaching the notice and note signpost lessons.