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| | | Here are additional resources related to the theme, “Digging Deeper into the Common Core: Text Complexity,” from Adolescent Literacy In Perspective from April 2012. |
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|  | | | | | Professional Reading | | Resources in this folder include professional articles and books to help educators continue to develop their understanding of evaluating and using complex texts. |
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|  | | | | | What is a Scaffolded Reading Experience? (ORC#: 12585) | | This professional resource is a chapter from Scaffolding Reading Experiences: Designs for Student Success. It addresses what scaffolded reading experiences are and includes descriptions, examples, and activities for creating them.
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| | | | | Text Exemplars | | URL: http://bit.ly/w9fCey | | This reference list of all the Common Core text exemplars provides links to each text as it is available online and would be great for professional development. Remember, this list is not a requirement; schools are invited to use the texts at their own discretion. |
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| | | | | Using Multiple Sources of Information in Establishing Text Complexity | | URL: http://textproject.org/assets/publications/TextProject_RRR-11.03_Multiple-Sources-of-Text-Complexity.pdf | | From abstract: "A focus of the Common Core State Standards/English Language Arts (CCSS/ELA)
is that students become increasingly more capable with complex text over their
school careers. This focus has redirected attention to the measurement of text
complexity. Although CCSS/ELA suggests multiple criteria for this task, the standards o?er a single measure of text complexity—Lexiles. In this paper, I propose
that additional quantitative measures are available—including the two components
of a Lexile rating—that can provide more comprehensive views of text complexity.
I apply these two “intra-Lexile” measures and one additional measure, referential
cohesion, to sets of exemplars for grade bands 2–3 and 4–5 within the CCSS/ELA.
The analyses suggest that conclusions about text complexity vary considerably
when multiple quantitative measures are used, rather than a single, omnibus index." |
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 | | | | | Using Multiple Sources of Information in Establishing Text Complexity | | URL: http://textproject.org/assets/publications/TextProject_RRR-11.03_Multiple-Sources-of-Text-Complexity.pdf | | From abstract: "A focus of the Common Core State Standards/English Language Arts (CCSS/ELA)
is that students become increasingly more capable with complex text over their
school careers. This focus has redirected attention to the measurement of text
complexity. Although CCSS/ELA suggests multiple criteria for this task, the standards o?er a single measure of text complexity—Lexiles. In this paper, I propose
that additional quantitative measures are available—including the two components
of a Lexile rating—that can provide more comprehensive views of text complexity.
I apply these two “intra-Lexile” measures and one additional measure, referential
cohesion, to sets of exemplars for grade bands 2–3 and 4–5 within the CCSS/ELA.
The analyses suggest that conclusions about text complexity vary considerably
when multiple quantitative measures are used, rather than a single, omnibus index." |
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| | | | | Rubrics | | This folder contains qualitative rubrics and tools for evaluating the complexity of texts. |
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| | | | | | Text Complexity Analysis—Final Recommendation Template (ORC#: 15356) | | This template, available through the Kansas State Department of Education, provides an organizational tool for analyzing the three components of text complexity according to the Common Core State Standards in either literary or informational texts: qualitative measures, quantitative measures, and reader-task considerations. |
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| | | | | Videos | | These videos deal with issues related specifically to teaching complex texts and scaffolding to meet the needs of struggling readers. |
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| | | | | | Scaffolding Complex Texts (Video) (ORC#: 15456) | | In this video from the English Language Arts Supervisors Meeting, December 2011, Tara Boyer, literacy coach in Newark City Schools, explains the process teachers underwent in determining complexity levels of texts in Newark middle schools. She also discusses scaffolding complex texts for struggling readers. |
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 | | | | | Webinars | | These webinars will help you further your understanding of text complexity and provide valuable resources for your professional learning. They could also be used for training sessions in implementing the Common Core State Standards. |
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