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The Role of the Text in Comprehension
Reader
Activity
Sociocultural
Context
Text
RAND READING REPORT
Adapted from Kucan & Palincsar IES 2009-2010
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What makes a text difficult?
• Sort and discuss …
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What makes a text difficult?
• Cornett: Interest level; Accessibility (emotional & cognitive); Readability (text difficulty);
• Reading level (the reader)– Independent (95-99% accuracy; 90% comp)– Instructional (90-95% accuracy; 75% comp)– Frustrational (>90% accuracy; > 50% comp)– Listening (comprehend 75% key concepts)
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What makes a text difficult?
• Fountas & Pinnell (Level A-Z)– Genre– Text Structure– Content– Themes and Ideas– Language & Literary Features– Vocabulary and Words– Sentence Complexity– Book and print features
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See handout for more about levels
So, what’s readability? And how do you calculate it??
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Fry Readability Formula = # of sentences and # of syllables
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Which of the FIVE factors of comprehension?
ONE: TEXT
Lexile Level = sentence length and word frequency
8TWO: TEXT & READER
Which of the FIVE factors of
comprehension?
Text Complexity Factors
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HUMAN RATED • Levels of meaning• Structure• Language conventionality• Clarity• Knowledge demands
COMPUTER SCORED • Word length• Word frequency• Sentence length• Text Cohesion
• Co-Metrix and Lexiles
READER• Motivation• Knowledge• Experiences
TASK• Purpose/Context• Complexity• Questions Posed
Common Core Standards
4-5! Teacher, text, reader, & task/context
Which of the FIVE factors Of comprehension?
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Standard #10: Text Complexity
Common Core Standards
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently
Example In ActionNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas (Gr. 6-8)
• Qualitative Measures– Levels of Meaning– Structure– Language Conventionality and Clarity– Knowledge Demands
• Quantitative Measures (Co-Metrix) • Reader/Task Considerations • Recommended Placement of this text in
Grades 6-8 complexity band
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You Try
• Select a book from your collection.
• Use your handout to guide your thinking about each of the important text features.
• Use the Lexile Book Search to determine the lexile level
• Is this book a good fit for this grade range?
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Homework
• Ch. 4: Differentiation (p. 102-111)
• LEAD21 Program Overview (on the wiki) with 1 page reading guide **differentiation
• Coming up…
– Strategy Interview – due next Tuesday (Oct. 11) OR Thursday (Oct. 13)
– Oct. 13: Quiz #1
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