Author // Emily Rozmus Friday, 28 October 2016
Ohio's Anchor Standards for College and Career Readiness require students to
Close reading and analysis of text require higher level thinking, patience and focus. As students prepare for college and career, they are sure to have plenty of practice reading print, but are they spending as much time reading digital text? Studies show that when we read online, we tend to lose focus, skim instead of reading closely, and ultimately grow tired from ads, hyperlinks and graphics on the screen. INFOhio's digital content is an excellent resources for helping students in all grades engage with text online in order to comprehend, analyze and evaluate for learning. Literary Reference Center is perfect for modeling the analysis of complex digital text. Not only does it offer thousands of literary works and information about their authors, it also has nearly 100,000 pieces of literary criticism.
To get students engaged with digital text, use the following lesson suggestion:
With practice, students can become proficient and even advanced readers of online text. Modeling by a teacher, and strategies and tools for chunking and annotating complex text are key in their readiness for college and career. Try Literary Reference Center for your lessons on complex text and analysis and share them with us on Twitter and Facebook using #INFOhioWorks - we would love to see how you are using this resource!
Emily Rozmus is a Senior Instructional Specialist at INFOhio. She has worked in education for more than 30 years, first as a secondary English teacher and district librarian before starting at INFOhio in 2013. Emily has developed district growth plans, integrated technology, created instruction for information literacy, fostered teacher development, and worked on teams to implement curriculum. At INFOhio, she focuses on training educators to use INFOhio resources to improve early learning. She also works to share research and best practices for helping students be better readers of INFOhio's digital text.
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