I've used passages from financial pages or legal papers to show how intelligent adults need to backtrack, stop & think, etc. When text is difficult. Also, maybe sports like rugby or cricket, which needs background info not common to most of us. Sheila
Sent from my iPad On Jan 24, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Jeana Wise <[email protected]> wrote: I am looking for a difficult reading passage to share with my teachers as something concrete for, "Any reader can look like a struggling reader when the text is too hard" (Fountas & Pinnell, 2009). Has anyone ever been given somthing like this before or know a keyword search to help me? _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
