Building Text Sets
Overview: Students create text sets on a high interest topic and use the texts to practice three strategies for reading for information. Subject: Arts and Humanities, Reading Informational Text Level: Middle School Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan Pro...
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Flows of Reading: Engaging With Texts
Overview: While common usage of the word, text, often refers to written or printed matter, literary and cultural theory extends the term to refer to any coherent set of symbols that transmit meaning to those who know how...
What Does Text Complexity Mean for English Learners and Language Minority Students?
Overview: This paper addresses the implications, for ELLs, of the new standard's requirement that students be able to read and understand complex, informationally dense texts. The authors discuss the types of supports th...
Measuring Text Complexity
Overview: Rather than focusing exclusively on literacy skills, the Common Core State Standards set expectations for the complexity of texts students need to be able to read to be ready for college and careers. Thi...
An Exploration of Text Sets: Supporting All Readers
Overview: Students create text sets on a high interest topic and use the texts to practice three strategies for reading for information. Subject: Arts and Humanities, Reading Informational Text Level: Middle School Mate...