Embedded Readings “Writing” iFLT 2013 Laurie Clarcq How is an Embedded Reading created? TOP-DOWN: Take an authentic or original text and pare it down by Removing 1-3 sentences/clauses per inch of the reading falsifying the piece. ….without Repeat until you have reached the base reading. BOTTOM-UP: Take a skeleton/base and build it up. Create base story using target structure(s). Insert details/additional information in order to create additional levels. What type of text is appropriate for creating a Top-Down Reading? Embedded Readings can be made from (or into) many types of texts: Short stories News articles Novellas/Novels Song lyrics Notes/Letters Legends Blogs Conversations Emails Poetry Comic books Plays Biographies Essays Children’s books and more…. Evaluation Template for TOP-DOWN Embedded Readings Article/Text URL Topic/Unit Easily Understood Vocabulary And Phrases Cognates Possible “Target” Vocab and Phrases Extra © Clarcq, Whaley 2013 Is the level of difficulty of the original text important? YES!!! When evaluating which texts to adapt for students who are in their first 2-3 years as readers, look for text that: is on highly familiar words and structures. “heavy” is on cognates. contains high-frequency target structures. uses synonyms of highly-familiar words or structures.
“Writing” Embedded Readings iFLT 2013 Laurie Clarcq How is an Embedded Reading created? TOP-DOWN: Take an authentic or original text and pare it down by Removing 1-3 sentences/clauses per inch of the reading ….without falsifying the piece. Repeat until you have reached the base reading. BOTTOM-UP: Take a skeleton/base and build it up. Create base story using target structure(s). Insert details/additional information in order to create additional levels. What type of text is appropriate for creating a Top-Down Reading? Embedded Readings can be made from (or into) many types of texts: Short stories News articles Novellas/Novels Song lyrics Notes/Letters Legends Blogs Conversations Emails Poetry Comic books Plays Biographies Essays Children’s books and more…. Evaluation Template for TOP-DOWN Embedded Readings Article/Text URL Topic/Unit Easily Understood Vocabulary And Phrases Cognates Possible “Target” Vocab and Phrases Extra © Clarcq, Whaley 2013 Is the level of difficulty of the original text important? YES!!! When evaluating which texts to adapt for students who are in their first 2-3 years as readers, look for text that: is “heavy” on highly familiar words and structures. is on cognates. contains high-frequency target structures. uses synonyms of highly-familiar words or structures.
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