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Using Text Sets with ELLs

Using Text Sets with ELLs

Studying a topic in depth is engaging for students. They are able to use their background knowledge each time they interact with a new text or piece of information. Text sets are one way to support ELLs. A text set is a collection of books, articles, and multimedia such as video clips about a topic. Using text sets with ELLs helps to lower their affective filter when they are reading. You can…

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Rocky Text Set Blog 7

In Cris Tovani's Do I Really Have to Teach Reading, she talks about something known as text sets. When I was first reading about them, I assumed that text sets could only be books. However, text sets are any resource besides the standard textbook that can help a student develop further understanding of a topic. They can include videos, newspapers, lists, etc. Text sets are meant to help all students regardless of their reading level. In class we were asked to create a sample test question and then create a text set that could help students answer the question. My question is:

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and hardening of molten material?  A. igneous  B. sedimentary  C. metamorphic

In order for a student to answer this question, they have to know about the rock cycle. So I searched the internet for resources that could help all students develop a better understanding of the rock cycle.

BOOKS

Investigating Rocks: The Rock Cycle (Do It Yourself) by Will Hurd

This book helps students to apply their knowledge of the rock cycle to the world around them. They are also able to create their own experiments. This book would be a great resource for students looking to dive deeper into the rock cycle. 

The Rock Factory: The Story About the Rock Cycle (Science Works) by Jacqui Bailey

This book puts the rock cycle into simplest of terms. The book has vivid pictures to help students visualize the cycle. This book would be great for students who have trouble reading the textbook and need the information in a more visual way.

Weathering and Erosion and the Rock Cycle (Shaping and Reshaping of Earth's Surface) by Joanne Mattern

This book would be a great resource for students who are "on level." The book provides more detailed information than a textbook would including impacts of the rock cycle. The book also contains diagrams and pictures that could help students better understand what they are reading. 

WEBSITES

Classzone

This website has diagrams of the rock cycle that provide a very accurate yet simple way to show kids how different rocks can change. This would be an interactive method for students who are visual learners and students who may need extra help understanding the cycle. 

Learner

This website has a different diagram that shows how the rock cycle works in the real world. It is also great for visual learners, but it would probably be best for students who have a solid understanding of how the cycle works. It will allow those students to use their knowledge and see how it applies in the world.  

VIDEOS

Study Jams

This video would help students who struggle with reading the textbook. It is not only visually pleasing, but it will help students who are auditory learners as well. It is simple, but it gets the main points across. 

I enjoyed making this text set. I really had to focus on which resources would benefit my future students and which ones would not really help. Although this was an assignment, I will definitely reference this when I begin teaching. I also plan to add to the list and find resources for other topics. I encourage all teachers to think about making text sets!

Talk to you soon!

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Help!

I'm creating a text set based around the Civil War for my LLED class and am looking for some great books based on that era. All genres are needed! I'm planning on implementing it in an 8th grade class, but need a range of reading levels so feel free to suggest texts that may be "challenging" or "easy" for 13 year olds too.