Tired of hearing about "complex text"? Bothered by the pushy messages
about "challenge"? This book is for you! Unlike the many other materials
on text complexity, this one focuses on specific comprehension skills
that students need in order to really engage with text. This book will
help elementary school teachers equip their students with practical
tools and understandings of the structures and conventions that allow
them to excel, including concrete tools, passages, games, lessons, and
examples to teach anaphora, connectives, paragraph structure,
evidence-gathering (fiction and nonfiction), and text challenge. A final
chapter specifies how to stretch students in texts while attending to
their stamina, executive skills, and interests.
Book Features:
- Text-based lessons for grades 3-5
- Opening vignettes that provide classroom context for each skill
- Key objectives and Common Core Standards.
- Think-aloud language to guide strategy development.
- Research-based strategies and games.