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ILLINOIS LITERACY IN ACTION
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Sixth - Eighth Grade Reading
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​The Essentials​
  • Text Dependent Questions:  Question design samples for each reading standard from the Delaware Department of Education.
  • Why Text Complexity Matters: Dr. Timothy Shanahan

​Strategies
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​ISBE Reading and Formative Assessment Strategy Guides
  • 6th Reading Informational               7th Reading Informational               8th Reading Informational
  • 6th Reading Literature                   7th Reading Literature                      8th ​Reading Literature
William & Mary: Adolescent Literacy Evidence-Based Instructional Strategies - Why, What, and How
AdLit: Classroom Strategies
ThinkLiteracy:  7th-9th Reading and Writing Strategies ​
Text Sets
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Lessons using a set of common topic texts supporting all learners with background knowledge and vocabulary​​
​Student Achievement Partners:       Sixth       Seventh       Eighth

Common Lit: Fiction and Nonfiction   Sixth​       Seventh   ​    Eighth      
​Teachers College of Reading & Writing ​Nonfiction Text Sets for Argument (Pro/Con)
     Grades 6-8 Mentor Texts
ISBE Mentor Text Suggestions
RAFT Ideas with Picture Books (List)
Using App Reviews as Mentor Texts
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