Rich Classroom Library: Complexity
Overview
Having books at varied reading levels, including complexity of words and sentence structures, gives all readers books they can read independently.
Example: Use This Strategy In in the Classroom
Design It into Your Product
Use It in the Classroom
Watch this in-depth look, with classroom examples, of how teachers and students can set up a classroom library.
Design It into Your Product
ReadWorks, a free online platform, offers readings at several levels sorted by grade, content, and lexile. The readings are also aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Teachers can assign articles to specific students and support their Vocabulary, Decoding, Narrative, and Syntax skills.
Learn More
- Explore the Early Literacy subtopic on Digital Promise’s Research Map.
- Explore the Reading & Cognition subtopic on Digital Promise’s Research Map.
Additional Resources
Additional examples, research, and professional development. These resources are possible representations of this strategy, not endorsements.
Factors Supported by this Strategy
More Physical Space Strategies
Providing plenty of space for students promotes socially cooperative play and collaboration.
Dim or natural lighting provides a calming environment.
Having quiet space where students can go supports Self-Regulation.
Multiple tables and chairs on wheels allow for setting up the classroom to support the desired learning outcomes of each classroom activity.
Multiple display spaces promote collaboration by allowing groups to share information easily as they work.
Multiple writing surfaces promote collaboration by allowing groups to share information easily as they work.
Decreasing extra audio input provides a focused learning environment.
Books for vision differences support reading development for learners with visual needs.
Multicultural and Primary Language books are critical for supporting all students.
With rhyming and creative word use, poetry is a genre that supports the development of early literacy skills in particular.
Books with SEL topics, such as developing friendships and identifying emotions, help teach these skills.
Providing ways for students to adjust sound level supports individual auditory needs.
Providing ways for students to meet their individual temperature needs supports focus and Self-Regulation.
Spaces that are structured, organized, and clean provide calming environments.
