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Literacy strategies make all the difference in improving the academic skills.

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How would students access the same text but in their home language? Also, would it interpret the same text, how would we verify the information?

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Another question: I have NEWLY arrived with little to no English vocabulary and varied educational experience.  Would we use the same approach for those with almost no English language skills? 

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Another question: I have NEWLY arrived with little to no English vocabulary and varied educational experience.  Would we use the same approach for those with almost no English language skills? 

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Linguistically diverse learners have different background knowledge and language skills, when considering a text it can’t be judged as a “complex text” any reader can read it and bring different knowledge and skills, therefore the tasks and activities are ones that need to be differentiated and adapted to meet the needs of the different diverse learners.

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Allowing for students to utilize background knowledge allows richer access to the content and target vocabulary. 

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Allowing for students to utilize background knowledge allows richer access to the content and target vocabulary. 

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What exactly does "rich" text mean?  What qualities make a text rich?

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What exactly does "rich" text mean?  What qualities make a text rich?

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As we prepare the students for various regents exams, how do we factor in that the exams use more difficult unrelatable text

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Should some of the texts be provided in the student's home language? Will this better support their reading in English?

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qualitative indicators help teachers find the texts with content that is appropriate for the grade level and won't seem too simple or insulting to ELLS

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qualitative indicators help teachers find the texts with content that is appropriate for the grade level and won't seem too simple or insulting to ELLS

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There are many levels of meaning a text has, we can determine Lexile level but how to determine let us say how much figurative language, and how many literary devices, is there a guide, or we are just reading and doing it on our own?

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I have used newsela which provides the same text in various lexile levels.  Is there a free tool that would provide the same service as it would be difficult to search for a variety of text that is engaging and provides a variety of entry points.

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I have used newsela which provides the same text in various lexile levels.  Is there a free tool that would provide the same service as it would be difficult to search for a variety of text that is engaging and provides a variety of entry points.

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How do I create texts that are more relatable without losing sight of the historical context of the text

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Background knowledge of the student's reading levels is important in choosing suitable texts.

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Instructor creates space for students to share alternative interpretations of the text

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An educator can turn to qualitative indicators to determine if the text is appropriate

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I have newly arrived students and so find it difficult to find text that is both suitable and relatable as I do not know what their knowledge background is.  

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I have newly arrived students and so find it difficult to find text that is both suitable and relatable as I do not know what their knowledge background is.  

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What websites etc would you suggest we look at to help us find multi level high interest text?

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What websites etc would you suggest we look at to help us find multi level high interest text?

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ALWAYS provide multiple entry points and ways of accessibility

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ALWAYS provide multiple entry points and ways of accessibility

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Rich text provides a way for students to challenge themselves to take on more complex text as they have the vocabulary and context to support them.

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Rich text provides a way for students to challenge themselves to take on more complex text as they have the vocabulary and context to support them.

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How do I make the text more accessible to my students?

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How can I determine if students will think the text is interesting for them? 

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How can I determine if students will think the text is interesting for them? 

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High interest text and what could be complex to one may not be a complex to all. Chunk the text & Pre-teach language 

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High interest text and what could be complex to one may not be a complex to all. Chunk the text & Pre-teach language 

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It’s important to have big question to guide the students and assignments. Text should be high interest .

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It’s important to have big question to guide the students and assignments. Text should be high interest .