Text Complexity
Author | : Douglas Fisher |
Publisher | : Corwin Press |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2016-01-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781506343976 |
ISBN-13 | : 150634397X |
Rating | : 4/5 (97X Downloads) |
Download or read book Text Complexity written by Douglas Fisher and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a big difference between assigning complex texts and teaching complex texts No matter what discipline you teach, learn how to use complexity as a dynamic, powerful tool for sliding the right text in front of your students’ at just the right time. Updates to this new edition include How-to’s for measuring countable features of any written work A rubric for analyzing the complexity of both literary and informational texts Classroom scenarios that show the difference between a healthy struggle and frustration The authors’ latest thinking on teacher modeling, close reading, scaffolded small group reading, and independent reading