FYI for Kids: Building Students’ Capacity for Complex Text
How does the magazine format help students read more complex texts?
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Read-Aloud Favorites: A Source for Enriching Students’ Knowledge of the World and of Language
TextProject has relaunched Read-Aloud Favorites. Educators and parents can now search our outstanding collection of trade book recommendations for read-alouds by grade level, genre, topics,… Read More »Read-Aloud Favorites: A Source for Enriching Students’ Knowledge of the World and of Language
7 Actions That Literacy Leaders Can Take Right Now: Text Complexity
Seven actions in which literacy leaders can support teachers in ensuring students’ increased capacity with complex text.
Ban on Junk Food in Schools
This issue of TP4K examines the use of school bans in order to teach students about health and nutrition.
Ban on Plastic Bags
This issue of TP4K examines the costs and benefits of using plastic bags.
It’s Not Just Informational Text That Supports Knowledge Acquisition: The Critical Role of Narrative Text in the Common Core State Standards
Literature allows for examination of the influences of culture and history on individuals, not simply on our personal responses to texts. Guiding students in understanding how culture and history influences individual development and agency is part of the bigger picture.
Scaffolding Complex Text: Volume of Text Matters
This eye-opening analysis reveals how
shorter texts actually widen the achievement gap by limiting vocabulary exposure. Discover why volume of text—not difficulty level—is the real key to building proficient readers who can tackle complex texts.
Syntax and Text Complexity: A Classic Text Goes from College-Career Level to First Grade
Dr. Hiebert shows how the Lexile for a text can change with a few simple edits.
Children’s literacy learning and screen time
A question that parents frequently ask these days is: Does screen time count as reading time? With such a wide variety of online reading experiences available, the short answer would be have to be, “Yes, but…”
Heavy Backpacks
Backpacks are useful for carrying school supplies. A student can fill their backpack with books, notebooks, pens, pencils, and other things a student may need at school. The question asked in this Talking Points for Kids is: Can a backpack be too full, or too heavy?