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Close Reading of a Literary Passage. Text Difficulty and Adolescents. I recently received the following letter and thought you might be interested in my responses: "I found your August 21, 2011 blog post on "Rejecting Instructional Level Theory" eye-opening and helpful.

Text Difficulty and Adolescents

I'm a high school English teacher and instructional coach specializing in adolescent literacy remediation, so I've worked with leveled text a lot. If you have a moment, I'd love to hear your thoughts on a couple of follow-up questions:" Are the implications of your findings different for adolescents needing remediation? Ten Takeaway Tips for Teaching Critical Thinking. Text Difficulty and Adolescents. Balancing Informational Text and Literature. This is a 10 minute video which features a discussion between NYS Commissioner of Education John B.

Balancing Informational Text and Literature

King Jr., David Coleman (contributing author to the Common Core) and Kate Gerson (a Sr. Fellow with the Regents Research Fund) addressing Shift 1 – PK-5: Balancing Informational Text and Literature. By unpacking Shift 1, the discussion addresses the role of the elementary teacher and the benefits of giving informational text the time it deserves in the elementary classroom.

After watching this video, educators might ask themselves: What is Shift 1? The Balance of Informational and Literary Texts. Four Major Shifts in Literacy. This video mini-series has been designed to provide an efficient pathway for understanding and implementing the most significant shifts in English/language arts and literacy instruction.

Four Major Shifts in Literacy

Ranging from seven to ten minutes in length, each video tackles one important topic and then provides tools that educators can begin using in their classrooms immediately. The order in which the videos are watched in not critical, so please feel free to start with the one that seems the most intriguing. Writing to Inform and Make Arguments.