Text Complexity
Bradley Creek April 2013
Learning Targets:
- I can explain why text complexity is important
- I can make complex text more accessible to all of the students in my class
- I can identify the key components of a close read
Anticipation/Reaction Guide
Myths about the Common Core ELA
http://theline.edublogs.org/2012/07/10/four-myths-about-the-ela-common-core-standards/Measuring Text Complexity A 3 Part Model
What's the Difference Between Accessible and "Dumbed-down" Texts: http://textproject.org/topics/text-complexity/
Why is text complexity important?
Text complexity in the classroom
Video: http://meatballsinthemiddle.blogspot.com/
Close Reading:
Text Complexity in the classroom: http://textproject.org/assets/text-matters/Text-Matters_7-Actions-Text-Complexity.pdf
Close Reading in elementary schools:
Teacher Resources
K-2 Video:
Close Reading Strategies:
- http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Close-Reading-Strategies-that-support-the-Common-Core-K-12
- http://kindergartencrayons.blogspot.com/2012/09/so-one-of-jobs-i-have-is-modeling.html
- http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/01/close-reading-tackling-complex-text
text dependent questions:
Get the GIST strategy:
- description: http://www.interlakes.org/ilhs/AVID/GIST%20Reading%20Strategies.pdf
- planning template: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson290/Template.pdf
Questioning Strategies - Revised Bloom's:
- http://tpri.wikispaces.com/file/view/05-2Bloom-16-17+Stems+for+Instruction.pdf
- http://www.niu.edu/facdev/programs/handouts/blooms.shtml
Depth of Knowledge (DOK):
- Chart: http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/sia/msip/DOK_Chart.pdf
- Questions Stems: http://w4.nkcsd.k12.mo.us/~tscott/DOK%20Question%20Stems.pdf
Cognitive Rigor Matrix:
Let's Debrief!
- Anticipation/Reaction Guide
- "Homework"
- Exit Card