Stahl (2012), mentions the need to present Instructional and Frustration level text to students. Instructional level texts are texts where a child needs scaffolding and support to read and comprehend the text. In this reading level students are introduced to new concepts or skills such as new vocabulary. Students can read between 90 to 95% accuracy and comprehend about 80% of the text. Frustration level texts is a text where students cannot read nor comprehend 90% of the text. The idea of shared reading is also mentioned and this includes the teacher reading aloud to the students and pointed out key concepts where the students can practice specific reading skills such as predicting. In the primary grades including Kindergarten and First Grade teachers utilize "Big Books." As a first grade teacher myself, I use big books to highlight punctuation, new and familiar vocabulary, and to practice reading strategies that will help the emergent reader such as monitoring and clarifying ideas in the text.
Stahl, K. (2012). Complex Text or Frustration Level Text: Using shared reading to bridge the difference. The Reading Teacher, 66 (1), 47-51. doi 10.1002/TRTR.01102
Stahl, K. (2012). Complex Text or Frustration Level Text: Using shared reading to bridge the difference. The Reading Teacher, 66 (1), 47-51. doi 10.1002/TRTR.01102
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