PPT-Comprehending Complex Texts

Why You will read a wide range of texts in many academic disciplines as preparation for college and the workplace Comprehending Complex Texts What A complex text is a work that contains challenging vocabulary. Amy Painter . 3. rd. Grade Teacher. Chesnee Elementary School. Agenda for Our Time . My Road Block. What is Text Complexity. Common Core Implementation . Complex Text Analysis Activity. Questions and Discoveries. By . Edwina Howard-Jack. , . NBCT. , . English Language Arts Coordinator, Office of Instruction, WVDE . &. Dr. . Vaughn Rhudy. , . NBCT. , . WESTEST 2 RLA/Online Writing Assessment Coordinator, Office of Assessment and Accountability, WVDE. Lesson 2: Unit 2 Tackling Complexity of Nonfiction. Teaching point. Today I want to teach you that when readers orient themselves to complex nonfiction texts, they use text features and their knowledge of the topic to help. But a you begin reading, you also need to live in the gray area for a while, to tolerate confusion, knowing the focus of the text may revealed slowly. . Popular Culture in American History. February 7, 2013. Congratulations NNCSS Teachers of the year. Sundae Eyer: Social Studies Middle School. Stacy Drum: Social Studies Elementary School. Attendance check. Timothy Shanahan. University of Illinois at Chicago. www.shanahanonliteracy.com. Introduction. Tutor, playground supervisor, teacher’s aide, lunchroom lady . Primary grade teacher. Remedial reading teacher. Realizing Opportunities for English Language . Learners . In the Words of Lily Wong Fillmore. . .. English language learners [ELL] are provided materials that are so greatly simplified that they provide virtually no exposure to the forms and structures of the language they should be learning … [There’s] a lot of attention and energy focused on turning ELLs into English speakers, and not nearly enough on educating them. . State Standards. Adapted from Achieve the Core and presented to Directors of Special Education. February 6, 2014. The Background of the Common Core. Initiated by the National Governors Association (NGA) and Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) with the following design principles. Grades 6-8 ELA. . . Winter . 2017. We know from experience the hard work teachers face every day as they strive to help their students meet the challenges set by higher standards.. We are dedicated to empowering teachers by providing free, high-quality standards-aligned resources for the classroom, the opportunity for immersive training through our Institute, and the option of support through our website offerings.. November 2014. Presented by. Keitha Segrest & Kathy Allen. SAY WHAT?. In three sentences answer the following . questions:. What . is text complexity?. What. makes it important?. What. will get students out of their comfort zones?. in K - 5. Alabama Reading Initiative. MEGA Conference 2013. Insomniacs: . What keeps you awake at night when transitioning to the new College and Career Ready Standards?. Outcomes:. Participants will . . .. What is an Expository Text?. Expository text is . used t. o . inform. the reader, to . offer new information. , or to . persuade. the reader. . Expository text is . organized. in ways to . arrange and connect ideas . What are . informational. texts?. Procedural. : technical step by step instructions, sequential instructions. Expository. : text written to inform, explain, and describe something to the reader. Next Two Weeks. Grades 9-12 ELA. ELA Winter 2017. We . know from experience the hard work teachers face every day as they strive to help their students meet the challenges set by higher standards.. We are dedicated to empowering teachers by providing free, high-quality standards-aligned resources for the classroom, the opportunity for immersive training through our Institute, and the option of support through our website offerings. October 17, 2012 . . 2. 46% of BPS students speak a language other than English as their first language. BPS students. ’. families are from over 100 countries. BPS students speak over 80 different first languages.