Description: Text Complexity : Stretching Readers with Texts and Tasks, Paperback by Fisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy; Lapp, Diane, ISBN 1506339441, ISBN-13 9781506339443, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This resource for teachers and teacher educators provides a framework and detailed guidance on preparing students to read complex texts across the disciplines, using teacher-led, peer-led, and individual tasks. Examples come from primary grades through middle school and high school. Th begins with material on definitions of text complexity, selecting texts, quantitative measures of text complexity, and qualitative aspects of literary texts and information texts. Chapters on teacher-led tasks gives ideas on how to modeling expert thinking, how to present lessons in close reading of complex texts, and how to scaffold reading instruction. Peer-led tasks covered include collaborative conversations and peer-mediated learning. The section on individual tasks focuses on methods for fostering sustained silent reading. The reader friendly two-color layout includes summary charts, process and hierarchy diagrams, and margin notes on key ideas. This second edition contains four additional chapters, making a total of nine chapters in this second edition. This edition retains its conversational writing style and adds even more classroom scenarios. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Text Complexity : Stretching Readers with Texts and Tasks
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Publication Name: Text Complexity : Stretching Readers with Texts and Tasks
Language: English
Publisher: Corwin Press
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics, Reading Skills
Publication Year: 2016
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Diane K. Lapp
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
Item Width: 7.4 in
Series: Corwin Literacy Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback / Trade Paperback
