What's So Complex about Complex Text?

Which Tweet by literacy scholar Dr. Alfred Tatum captures the essence of this chapter?

"Level headed people know how to read at their level"

"Leveled texts lead to leveled lives"

"It's time to level up"

"A level ain't always what it appears to be"

Which question does this chapter not address?

What makes a text more complex in relation to other texts?

How should teachers select complex texts for their students?

How can teachers provide appropriate instructional supports?

What are three components of text complexity?

Qualitative, Quantitative, and Reader and Task

Qualitative, Quantitative, and Environment

Qualitative, Quantitative, and Quantum Sciences

None of these

Lexile Framework for Reading (Stenner et al., 2007) takes into account which dimensions?

Cognitive load and word frequency (semantic complexity)

Word frequency (semantic complexity) adn cognitive load

Sentence length (syntax) and word frequency (semantic complexity)

Sentence length (syntax) and narrativity

Lexile Framework does not always accurately place texts into appropriate grade bands except for those at the college level, often placing middle and high school texts into a lower grade band?

True

False

Teachers should ONLY use a students' Lexile level when determining an appropriate text for them.

True

False

The Coh-Metrix Common Core Text Ease and Readability Assessor (TERA) is another tool to measure text complexity.

True

False

Which text dimensions do the Coh-Metrix Common Core Text Ease and Readability Assessor (TERA) measure? (check all that apply)

Narrativity (oral conversation)

Syntactic simplicity (use of short and simple sentences)

Word Concreteness (use of fewer abstract words)

Referential conhesion (words and ideas overlap across sentences and the whole text)

Deep Cohesion (use of connectives that join together ideas))

What are the qualitative dimensions of text complexity? (check all that apply).

Levels of meaning or purpose

Structure

Language conventionality and clarity

Knowlege demands

Albiet time consuming, teachers should engage in a close reading of a text to evaluate its complexity according to these qualitative dimensions.

True

False

How do you determine if a text is a good match for students?

Readers' cognitive capabilities and reading skills

Knowledge experiences

Motivation

All of the above

What's So Complex about Complex Text?

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