What Makes This Read-Aloud Complex? Quantitative Measure Go to and enter the title of your read-aloud in the Quick Book Search in the upper right of home page. Most texts will have a Lexile measure in this database. Qualitative Features Consider the four dimensions of text complexity below. For each dimension*, note specific examples from the text that make it more or less complex. Reader and Task Considerations What will challenge my students most in this text? What supports can I provide? -Weather-specific vocabulary - Lack of structure; text switches from topic to topic How will this text help my students build knowledge about the world? -Introduces/elaborates on weather terms and concepts -Illustrations depict the differences in cloud types will be building an understanding of the relationship between the weather, the cloud types, -Students and the preparation for the weather. Grade level What does this book best belong in? 2nd Grade
What Makes This Read-Aloud Complex? Quantitative Measure Go to and enter the title of your read-aloud in the Quick Book Search in the upper right of home page. Most texts will have a Lexile measure in this database. Qualitative Features Consider the four dimensions of text complexity below. For each dimension*, note specific examples from the text that make it more or less complex. Reader and Task Considerations What will challenge my students most in this text? What supports can I provide? -Weather-specific vocabulary - Lack of structure; text switches from topic to topic How will this text help my students build knowledge about the world? -Introduces/elaborates on weather terms and concepts -Illustrations depict the differences in cloud types -Students will be building an understanding of the relationship between the weather, the cloud types, and the preparation for the weather. Grade level What does this book best belong in? 2nd Grade
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