Questions for Using 3 Tensions in Beginning Reader Text Selection
Choosing texts that help children thrive and grow – rather than frustrate and confuse them – is a critically important, yet challenging job for every teacher of beginning readers. In this tool we offer three tensions to regularly consider when choosing texts for the earliest stages of reading. Learn how to use this tool to select beginning reading texts in chapter 6 of Shifting the Balance, “Reconsidering Texts for Beginning Readers.”
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