Tag Archives: Hiebert

Vocabulary and Complex Texts

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Aaron Grossman

Dr. Freddy Hiebert, in a video webinar posted here, explains the importance of vocabulary in determining the complexity of text. Hiebert notes that ten percent of the words in text are considered complex with text, used to inform, having a … Continue reading →

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Increasing Students’ Engagement with Complex Texts

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

If you have been looking for informational texts for elementary students, the following free resource might help. FYI for Kids is a collection of magazine articles to increases “students’ engagement and proficiency with complex text.” The digital collection features a menu … Continue reading →

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How “Integration” Makes these Standards Different

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Common Core State Standards work team member and CEO of http://www.textproject.org Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert takes two minutes, in the video here, to address the integration of CCSS into classroom practice. She describes a key difference between the CCSS and state … Continue reading →

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In 77 Seconds: Accessible vs. Dumbed-Down Text

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Dr. Freddy Hiebert takes literally 77 seconds to compare accessible and dumbed-down text. She notes that dumbed-down text relies on short sentences, bizarre topics , and phonetically regular words. This is contrasted with assessable text that Hiebert defines as complex … Continue reading →

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Insights about the CCSS

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

In the December/January issue of Educational Leadership, educational experts share their opinions about the Common Core (graphic). Among the insights: The Common Core movement is not a reversal of NCLB, but the next step on a journey toward close, critical … Continue reading →

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Text Complexity: 7 Actions to Take Right Now

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Through the following webinar (here), Dr. Freddy Hiebert, researcher and member of the Common Core State Standards advisory committee, outlines seven actions educators can take to engage children with complex text. She draws the listeners’ attention to the consciousness of … Continue reading →

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Guidance for the ELA Common Core

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

The International Reading Association recently released a document entitled “Literacy Implementation Guidance for the ELA Common Core State Standards” (here). The document was created to contend with “confusion” and “conflicting messages” governing the implementation of the CCSS. Among the recommendations: … Continue reading →

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The Critical Role of Narrative Text in the CCSS

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Dr. Elfrieda H. Hiebert writes, “Acquiring knowledge is the raison d’etre of the Common Core” in a posting for TextProject (here). She writes that using narrative can assist with this outcome if we allow students to focus on the multiple levels of … Continue reading →

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