The increased
complexity of nonfiction texts that students must read is the greatest shift in educational expectations.
Not exact matches
They publish news and
nonfiction articles daily at five levels
of complexity for grades 2 — 12 using their own proprietary, rapid text - leveling process.
The biggest difference between a Common Core English classroom and English classes
of old may be a shift toward
nonfiction and informational texts at increasing levels
of complexity.
For example, in order to craft and understand some types
of stories, students need to be able to cite textual evidence (key ideas and details), determine the meaning
of words (craft and structure), integrate information (integration
of knowledge
of ideas), and read and comprehend literary
nonfiction (range
of reading and level
of text
complexity).
In ELA you definitely want to make sure that the text
complexity is appropriate, that you're including enough
nonfiction and that you're asking students to make sense
of what they're learning through their reading.
Copy edits
of books
of high
complexity (e.g.
nonfiction books with extensive footnotes) may cost more.
This series
of blog posts is for fiction and
nonfiction writers overwhelmed by the
complexity of selling on Kindle.
KnowledgePoint transforms the digital reading experience for students and can help districts prepare students to build college and career readiness skills to succeed, align to the instructional reading shifts for text
complexity mastery, provide personalized reading libraries
of lexiled
nonfiction and fiction text for citing text - based evidence, and more.
This standard, focused on text
complexity and type, underscores the importance
of literacy development through a variety
of sources, both fiction and
nonfiction.
The award goes to a writer committed to
nonfiction work that captures the depth and
complexity of lesbian / queer life, culture and / or history.