Leveraging Diverse and Complex Text in the Classroom

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Dr. Alfred W. Tatum once said, “out of all the texts in the world, why do I want to put this text in front of my students at this time?” We know that students do not read or write in a vacuum - they spend time in literacy classrooms developing their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in response to and while making sense of texts and developing their own critical lens. How can we ensure that students are challenged in a variety of ways: through grade-level quantitative and qualitative complexity; through texts that offer both representation and new knowledge of the world; and by cultivating curiosity, inquiry, and agency? At Student Achievement Partners, we are creating a growing bank of resources meant to support educators in the work that helps us leverage diverse and complex text for instruction. Join us in this online course focusing on applying the text analysis toolkit resource in your classroom and learn alongside us about the opportunities and next steps needed for this work.

This course will consist of three bite-sized asynchronous learning modules (totaling roughly 5 hours):

  • Know Yourself; Know Your Students: How identity impacts text selection and instruction
  • Text Analysis: Analyzing text for complexity and cultural relevance
  • Text Examples: Text specific examples of analysis and the implications for instructional planning

Educators will have the opportunity to learn virtually, try out and give input on our evolving resource bank, and examine text-based sample resources by grade level bands. See this flyer or the accordion below to review the course sequence, goals, and requirements. 

This  session of the course is now closed. Please sign up for our emails or follow us on social media for updates about future sessions and related opportunities.