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June 2018 Twitter Chat Challenging Texts

June #֦Ƶchat: Reading Challenging Texts

“When students learn about and from challenging texts, they learn to read the word and the world.” —James S. Chisholm and Kathryn F. Whitmore,

Dive in with the ֦Ƶ community as we discuss this important topic—reading challenging texts with students—at our next #֦Ƶchat this Sunday, June 17. Join us at 8 p.m. ET to share your knowledge and learn with us on !

 

Here are the questions for the Twitter chat:

Q1. What makes a text “challenging”? Why is it important to read challenging and complex texts with students? #֦Ƶchat

Q2. How do you select the texts you teach your students? #֦Ƶchat

Q3. If a text you’ve selected is challenged, what kind of policies and procedures does your school have in place to handle the challenge? #֦Ƶchat

Q4. What are some of your favorite challenging texts to read with students? #֦Ƶchat

Q5. What strategies have you found useful for exploring these texts in the classroom? #֦Ƶchat

Q6. How have you seen students benefit from interacting with challenging texts? #֦Ƶchat

 

We hope to see you there! Be sure to join us by using #֦Ƶchat.

Never participated in a Twitter chat before? Check out this guide to help you get started.

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