Students should read challenging texts in their content area on a regular basis(small groups – then large group) YES Learn more when they question – active reading Makes them reach (ZPD) Practice helps them – rereading and revisiting hard text helps them feel successful Productive failure: learn through the struggle Gives them a range of reading so they can transfer to new hard texts NO Easier texts build reading fluency and basic skills Just teach/tell them (rather than making them struggle) Takes too much time in class Too hard WITHOUT support doesn't work > creates failure
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