Literacy

Literacy

The Common Core State Standards require that all students be able to read and comprehend texts of steadily increasing complexity as they progress through school so that they can independently read a range of texts. We have worked with several schools via our Secondary Literacy Pilot to glean understandings about the challenges and realities of this work. Several of the resources that are available on this page have been co-developed with NYC teachers. Currently, we have made several resources on Text Complexity available. As the year progresses and more resources related to secondary literacy are available, we will share them with you here!

Introduction to Text Complexity

Watch this video for an introduction to text complexity.

For more on this topic: Appendix A of CCSS, Beginner's Guide to Text Complexity, Teaching Disciplinary Literacy to Adolescents: Rethinking Content Area Literacy

Resources

Find additional resources to support your literacy work, including:

  • Guidance for the implementation of grade level Common Core instructional shifts in ELA grade 3, grade 6 and grade 9. 
  • Text exemplars that provide models for how to develop students' ability to engage with complex texts.  See text list on Engage NY.
  • Information about the instructional shifts in ELA/literacy
  • Literacy standards alignment protocol will guide you through the process of examining existing curricular materials to determine alignment with CCLS.