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The Complexity That Counts: How Word Support Makes Demanding Text Comprehensible
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A year ago we shared a "Frankly Freddy" blog post that traced the decline in reading scores to mandates requiring students to read primarily complex texts. But in a new paper, TextProject CEO Dr. Elfrieda (Freddy) Hiebert reports that children who read the more complex texts came out ahead. Does the new paper contradict the previous one? Freddy resolves this apparent contradiction by showing that a.) complexity is not one thing; and b.) word support is crucial.
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Back to School Book Giveaway
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TextProject celebrates back to school season with a giveaway of 3 beloved read-alouds featuring stories of new beginnings. To enter, follow us on any of our social media channels and comment on the book giveaway post.
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