1 The Role of the Text in Comprehension Reader Activity Sociocultural Context Text RAND READING REPORT

Matching Students with Materials At least two broad criteria: Readability Interest

Lexile Level = sentence length and word frequency 3 TWO: TEXT & READER Which of the FIVE factors of comprehension?

Cross-Referencing Leveling Systems (pg. 366) to organize books: Color Reading Recovery Guided Reading Grade Levels Lexile

Text-Learner Match Factors to consider (pg. 365) for Percy Jackson

Text Complexity Factors 6 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?

7 Standard #10: Text Complexity Common Core Standards Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently

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? 8