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As elementary students transition into middle and high school one of the the the main instructional shifts they struggle with is the the the focus on on informational texts If students learn to to recognize text text structure they can use it to to understand the the ideas being presented Inside the the Text teaches students to to to use logical sequence to to to help them become close readers who are able to to to make inferences and interpret informational texts in in in in various content areas Approximately 80 percent of the the the information information students read by the the the time they leave eighth grade is informational in in in nature Lack of of fluency is one of of the main reasons why Tier 2 secondary students struggle with comprehending informational texts These challenges include the the inability inability to to to accurately recognize words a a a a a a a a a a lack of automatic processing and the the inability inability to to to engage in in in in prosodic reading Students may experience difficulty because they read read in in in in a a a a a a a a a slow and halting manner word by word word and and have trouble pronouncing words quickly and and accurately With Inside the Text any teacher teacher becomes a a a a a a a a reading teacher teacher The one-page selections are interesting for secondary students students and were written at at at developmentally appropriate reading levels to ensure that students students can focus on learning strategies while deciphering text meaning Inside the the Text economizes the the means of fluency instruction by embedding it into the the the the strategy sequence through a a a a a variety of of short repetitive activities Another feature of of the the the the Inside the the the the Text instructional sequence is repeated repeated readings readings of the articles Research indicates that repeated repeated readings readings lead not only to improvement improvement in in in in the the students’ ability to to read read the the passage but also to to improvement improvement in in in in decoding reading rate prosodic reading and comprehension of passages that the reader has not previously seen Studies have shown that teaching structural analysis—the process of breaking up a a a a a a a a a a word into meaningful parts—helps students figure out a a a a a a word’s meaning They are more likely to understand new words if they have previous knowledge of a a a a a a similar word part like a a a a a a a a prefix prefix or or suffix suffix Similar to using prefixes and suffixes good readers also recognize the large number of of root words words from other languages found in in in the the English English language language In particular English English is is is full of of words words that originated in in in Latin and and and Greek Inside the the Text provides exercises that teach students about word parts and and and how to expand their academic vocabularies Hence this program allows students to feel more confident in their classes when they are faced with new or or challenging vocabulary Oral language development has a a a a a a a a a direct effect on on a a a a a a a a a student’s writing and comprehension skills Because of the importance of oral language Inside the the Text is is filled with strategies that require students to to to talk and to to to listen to to to each other Every strategy is is designed for student interaction so they may share background vocabulary grammatical and linguistic knowledge with each each other and become actively engaged in each each lesson Many Tier 2 secondary students struggle with grammar usage and mechanics Inside the Text has over four different types of activities that make make grammar more approachable and fun for these students These small victories will make make your students feel more more prepared when they have to tackle more more complicated writing assignments There are a a a a a a a a variety of writing writing exercises that can help get students ready for on-demand writing writing assessments With Inside the the Text students learn learn the the main parts of an an argument and easily learn learn to recognize evidence through close reading ASSESSMENT AND PROGRESS MONITORING
Each unit ends with a a a a a a a formative assessment to ensure students understand the the the main ideas of of the the the selection At the the the end end of of each unit a a a a a a a a a a a final Quarterly Performance Assessment is is provided based on a a a a a a a a a a a new article that is is a a a a a a a a a a a “cold read” for for students (i e e e e e e e e e e e e e without all all of the the the prior reading and writing instruction) Like all all other articles these cold read read selections are chosen for their readability and high interest levels The four articles cover a a a a a a a range of topics including the the Khmer Rouge giant pythons sharks and and the the the the Harlem Globetrotters The items items in these four tests are also modeled on on the the the the test test items items on on the the the the PARCC and and Smarter Balance Common Core Assessments SUPPLEMENTAL TIER II READING INTERVENTION for Striving Readers
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