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June #¥chat: Reading Challenging Texts

“When students learn about and from challenging texts, they learn to read the word and the world.” —James S. Chisholm and Kathryn F. Whitmore,

Dive in with the ¥ community as we discuss this important topic—reading challenging texts with students—at our next #¥chat this Sunday, June 17. Join us at 8 p.m. ET to share your knowledge and learn with us on !

 

Here are the questions for the Twitter chat:

Q1. What makes a text “challenging”? Why is it important to read challenging and complex texts with students? #¥chat

Q2. How do you select the texts you teach your students? #¥chat

Q3. If a text you’ve selected is challenged, what kind of policies and procedures does your school have in place to handle the challenge? #¥chat

Q4. What are some of your favorite challenging texts to read with students? #¥chat

Q5. What strategies have you found useful for exploring these texts in the classroom? #¥chat

Q6. How have you seen students benefit from interacting with challenging texts? #¥chat

 

We hope to see you there! Be sure to join us by using #¥chat.

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