Pearson Reading Maturity Metric Why RMM? RMM’s validity and reliability have been empirically validated in an independent study sponsored by the Gates Foundation and executed by Student Achievement Partners. RMM is 30% more accurate than previous text complexity measures. RMM aligns texts to the Common Core Grade Band levels. Learn more How Does it Work? The heart of RMM is a newly invented feature called Word Maturity. Learn more From the Creator "The research and development staff of Knowledge Technologies Group takes great satisfaction in bringing this new technology to the world of education. Dr. Currently in beta RMM is in beta while we work to improve and innovate its features, accuracy, and stability.
For Educators | Florida Center for Reading Research Grades 4-5 (2007) Frequently Asked Questions about the K-5 Student Center Activities Introduction During the spring 2004 Florida Reading First school site visits, staff from the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) determined that teachers may benefit from classroom materials that would be immediately useful in implementing independent student center activities. In 2004-2005, a team of teachers at FCRR reviewed current research, collected ideas, and created materials for use in kindergarten and first grade classrooms. In 2005-2006, a team of teachers at FCRR reviewed current research, collected ideas, and created materials for use in second and third grade classrooms. In 2006-2007, FCRR reviewed current research, collected ideas, and created materials for use in fourth and fifth grade classrooms. The 4-5 Student Center Activities include three books and one DVD: The first two books contain Activity Plans and Activity Masters ready for immediate use in classrooms.
Text Complexity? Helping Readers See The Whole Text - Text Complexity? Helping Readers See The Whole Text by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Selecting Text For Comprehension In the previous literacy posts in this series I identified a few guiding questions that stem from the research: Do students understand the real point of academic reading? In this post we consider question #3, on the appropriate texts to use to develop text comprehension. The Challenge Of A Common Language I began this series by reminding readers that NAEP results show flat scores and far too weak results on text comprehension over 30 years, in middle and high school. Sitting in on numerous classes over the years reveals a key source of the problem: students are rarely expected to read a multi-page complete non-fiction text and be assessed on their grasp of it as a whole. Such bits of learning can lead to absurd lessons. “To make it easier to sort through all the facts we are learning, let’s look at this three-column form. A Counter-Intuitive Choice Of Texts Less Is More?
Free Online Reading Comprehension Websites – Peppy Zesty Teacherista Are you a teacher that struggles with finding quality reading passages? This post will give you over ten websites that you can sift through to find reading passages with comprehension questions, FREE for you to use in your classroom! This if for K-12 educators. This is my favorite resource to use. This site contains passages for grades 3-5. This site contains reading passages for grades K-7. ReadTheory is a K-12 online reading comprehension program that presents assessments to students at a “just right” level. This has a ton of passages! English Worksheetland Center for Urban Education Great Schools I have already filtered the site. K12 Reader Click to filter by grade level. Teachers Pay Teachers Yes, you can use Teachers Pay Teachers to find free reading passages! Don’t forget about all of these great websites once you finish reading! Written by Amber Calderon
Resources for Grades 3-4 Home › Classroom Resources › Grades 3-4 Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive Venn Diagram This interactive tool allows students to create Venn diagrams that contain two or three overlapping circles, enabling them to organize their information logically. more Student Interactives Bio Cube Bio Cube is a useful summarizing tool that helps students identify and list key elements about a person for a biography or autobiography. Fractured Fairy Tales The Fractured Fairy Tale tool encourages students to create their own fractured fairy tales. Essay Map The Essay Map is an interactive graphic organizer that enables students to organize and outline their ideas for an informational, definitional, or descriptive essay. Crossword Puzzles This tool allows students to complete crossword puzzles on a variety of grade-appropriate topics, and also create and print their own crossword puzzles. more Sound and Sense in Children's Picturebooks more ReadWriteThink: A Framework for Success
April A Poem Each Week (FREEBIE) - Notes from the Portable The Free April A Poem Each Week has arrived! Poetry is great for read alouds and introducing and reviewing standards. This month we are looking at four spring themed poems. From baseball to dreams, you will have a great addition to your April literacy center. (* Please note that some links are Amazon Affiliate Links) These discussions and activities give students a chance to connect the poems to themselves and the world around them. Want more poetry lessons? Click the image to read more about teaching poetry. Save this post for later?
Vocabulary Instruction that Works The top recommendation from the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is that reading for understanding in the primary grades is best supported by building academic language and vocabulary. The best practices identified from the research are to: 1. Select academic words from texts students will hear or read, 2. 3. Focus on Tier Two Academic Words Dr. “Vocabulary instruction should cover many words that have been skillfully and carefully chosen.” • Tier One refers to simple words children use in everyday conversation (e.g., run, ball, good). • Tier Two refers to more sophisticated words that are general enough to be used across a variety of academic talk and texts (e.g., analyze, enthusiastic, represent). • Tier Three includes technical words that belong to specific academic domains (e.g., herbivore, photosynthesis, tundra). Use Child-Friendly Language For example, the definition of disrupt is “to break apart” (Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2018). Multiple Exposures and Contexts 1. 2. 3. Related Articles: