Category Archives: text complexity

ELA Text Exemplars

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

North Carolina has put together the following document that links ELA text exemplars, listed in Appendix B, to their full text on the Internet (here).  Note, however, that the suggested texts are not a reading list. Instead they serve as … Continue reading →

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Text Complexity Slides

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Denise Alterio, of Sullivan County BOCES, has put together the following Prezi describing text complexity (here). It proves a nice introduction to standard 10 and the implications for looking at text complexity through quantitative and qualitative measures as well as … Continue reading →

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“The Complex Matter of Text Complexity”

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Robert Rothman, writing for the Harvard Education Letter, shares insight and research governing the inclusion of text complexity in the Common Core State Standards. In short, high school students are practicing with texts that are well below what they will … Continue reading →

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Liben Presentation to WCSD Educators Now Available

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

David Liben, Meredith Liben, and Rachelle Etienne, of Student Achievement Partners, were in Reno on August 20th sharing strategies to effectively implement the Common Core. They focused on text complexity, text-dependent questions, syntax, academic vocabulary, writing to sources and the … Continue reading →

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“Keep it or Junk it” an ESL Perspective

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Dr. Pete Cobin, ELL Consultant with Washoe County School District, reviewed the lesson “Keep it or Junk it” and shared the following: There are two things in particular that I noticed. The emphasis on “What are you thinking? How do … Continue reading →

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Sierra Vista & Westergard Train on the Basal Alignment Project

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Sierra Vista and Westergard trained on the Basal Alignment Project today. Listed below are the resources used for the training as well as other materials referenced during the 90-minute session. Training Materials BAP Training PowerPoint Tomas and the Library Lady Questions Pictorial … Continue reading →

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