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Supporting Rich, Complex Reading
Congratulations! You’re ready to go deeper with your reading instruction, and you’re asking important questions. How do I help students engage with texts that are on or above grade level? How do I balance support with independence? You’re beginning to think about building content knowledge, discussion skills, and vocabulary through reading, not just around it. That means you're ready to shift from “just right” to “stretch”—and that’s a big, exciting step.
Start here.
Course Taster: But what about older kids?! Research and Application of SOR for G3 and Beyond
Course Taster: Rethinking Text Complexity
Explore selected sessions from these courses to reflect on how your school defines “rigor” in reading. Use the course framework (background knowledge, vocabulary, syntax, and cohesion) to think critically about the texts you’re currently using. Try the Connect–Extend–Challenge routine to guide your reflection.
-What connects to what you're already doing?
-What ideas extend your current thinking?
-What challenges your assumptions or pushes your practice?
Next…
Use the Vocabulary Mapping Framework to plan supports before and during reading. Choose 1–2 upcoming texts and sketch out how you’ll introduce key words and design routines that boost comprehension and academic language.
Then…
With a colleague or your grade-level team, analyze one complex text students will read. Use these questions as a guide:
What makes this text complex?
What prior knowledge or language demands might create barriers?
What scaffolds could make this text more accessible without reducing the rigor?
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