Text Complexity
Reader and Task Considerations
Cognitive CapabilitiesNecessary attention? Remembering / Connection Skills? Critical / Analytical Thinking Skills? | Reading SkillsInferencing Skills? Visualization Skills? Questioning Skills? Comprehension Strategies? | Motivation & Engagement with Task & TextUnderstands the purpose? Interested in the content? Interested / Engaged with Style of writing? Maintain motivation/engagement? |
Cognitive Capabilities
Necessary attention? Remembering / Connection Skills? Critical / Analytical Thinking Skills?
Reading Skills
Inferencing Skills? Visualization Skills? Questioning Skills? Comprehension Strategies?
Prior Knowledge and ExperienceAdequate prior knowledge / experience of this topic / genre / vocabulary? Explicit Connections? | Content & Theme ConcernsPotentially concerning elements of content or theme? Reader mature enough? | Complexity of Associated TasksComplexity of any Before-, During-, or After- Reading tasks? Complexity of questions asked / discussed? (i.e. Strategies for support) |
Prior Knowledge and Experience
Adequate prior knowledge / experience of this topic / genre / vocabulary? Explicit Connections?