Episode 02 Supporting Students in Difficult Text
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Join me for a great conversation with Dr. John Z Strong from the University at Buffalo on how to support students in reading difficult texts.
Highlights include:
-A discussion on the difference between text complexity and text difficulty (and why it matters)
-Suggestions for how to group students in reading difficult texts
-A sample walk through of what supporting students in difficult texts could look like.
This is a great episode with a lot of takeaways for your classroom!
Link to Coh-Metrix TextEasability Assessor
Link to Dr. Strong’s coauthored book- Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Grades 4-5
APA Citation for Dr. Strong’s Article
Strong, J. Z., Amendum, S. J., & Conradi Smith, K. (2018). Supporting Elementary Students’ Reading of Difficult Texts. The Reading Teacher, 72(2), 201–212. doi:10.1002/trtr.1702