One of the key requirements of the Common Core Standards for Reading is that all students must be able to comprehend texts of steadily increasing complexity as they progress through school. But how do we determine text complexity. This article and video give a clear explanation of the Common Core's approach to to text complexity.
Text Complexity pages 2 -16 of Appendix A
ASCD - The Challenge of Challenging Text
Sample analysis:
Sample Text Complexity Analysis for To Kill a Mockingbird
How to Determine Text Complexity - a tutorial PDF
Please select a piece of text (literary or informational) that you have used in your classroom and complete a text complexity analysis using the PDF link as well as this form:
Blank Text Complexity Analysis Form
Further reading:
ASCD - It's Complicated Common Core Resource Focus on Text Complexity
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