Text Dependent Questions Shift Kit

The Text-Dependent Questions Kit was designed to give teachers and administrators some background information on what is expected for student achievement with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in the area of creating text-dependent questions for close analytic reading.

Contents of the kit include:

Introduction of Text-Dependent Questions
Presentation materials to build capacity at the school level
Instructional resources responsive to the demands of the CCSS

	Professional Books Text-Dependent Questions, Grades K-5: Pathways to Close and Critical Reading Recommended Text-Dependent Questions Book: Grades 6-12 QAR Now Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives Rigorous Reading: 5 Access Points for Comprehending Complex Texts
	A Look at Text Dependent Questions in Schools/Districts Tulare County Office of Education: This grade specific resource provides a half-page reference sheet for each ELA Standard. Question stems and prompts are provided for each standard to aid in the development of standards aligned text-dependent questions. Kindergarten 1 ^st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th-10th Grade 11th-12th Grade
	Critical Directions International Reading Association Guidelines
	PowerPoints/Modules Achieve the Core Resources Facilitator’s Guide PowerPoint with Notes Handouts: Creating and Evaluating- 1 Hour Activity Handouts: Creating and Evaluating - 2 Hour Activity Handouts: Checklist Handouts: Discussion Topics Professional Development: Oregon Department of Education K-5 Facilitator’s Guide K-5 PowerPoint with Notes Handouts: Informational Texts Handouts: Reflections Professional Development: Oregon Department of Education 6-12 Facilitator’s Guide 6-12 PowerPoint with Notes Handouts: Informational Texts for English,Language, Arts Handouts: Informational Texts for History and Social Studies Handouts: Reflections The Aspen Institute: Close Reading and Text Dependent Questions Module
	Research/Articles Fisher, D & Frey, N. (2012). Engaging the adolescent learner: Text dependent questions. International Reading Association E-ssentials. Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2012).Text dependent questions. Principal Leadership, 13(1), 70 -73. Raphael, T. E., & Au, K. H. (2005). QAR: Enhancing comprehension and test taking across grades and content areas. The Reading Teacher, 59(3), 206-221.
	Handouts Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy A Teaching Focus vs. A Teaching Direction – Burkins and Yaris Virginia Department of Ed - Text Dependent Questions with Text Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Levels Creating Questions for Close Analytic Reading Exemplars: A Brief Guide Guide to Creating Text-Dependent Questions – Description and 7 Steps Guide to Creating Text-Dependent Questions – 7 Steps Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Guide: Career and Technical Education Definitions Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Overview Chart: Oregon Department of Education
	Videos Watch this You Tube Video created by Carrie Hill concerning text-dependent questions. Watch how this fourth-grade teacher uses a line of questioning in a structured, text-based discussion to help students recognize important elements and themes in a piece of art. This Hunt Institute Video with David Coleman shows text dependent analysis in action. Discovery Education: How to Write Text Dependent Questions
	Podcast/Webinars Heinemann: Jim Burke hosts this podcast about how big questions engage and motivate students who have grown up digitally. Sadlier hosts Dr. Nancy Frey in a youtube video/webinar regarding how to craft text dependent questions and how to navigate complex text. Cross-Disciplinary Literacy Network – Text Dependent Questions
	Websites Grades 2-12: Delaware’s Department of Education has provided sample questions reflecting the Common Core State Standards. Scroll down on the page until you find the heading Linking the Common Core State Standards for Reading, Classroom Instruction, and DCAS. Choose a grade level. Scroll through the document until you find aligned questions (located near the end) to each common core standard for literature and informational text. All Grades: Achieve has provided teachers with step by step guidelines for constructing text dependent questions. All Grades: This wikispace contains Sample Question Stems Based on Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Tackling the Misconceptions of Text-Dependent Questions: The Teaching Channel Blog Text-Dependent Questions for ELL (Part One) Text-Dependent Questions for ELLs: Examples for 2^nd Grade (Part Two) Edutopia: Using Webb's Depth of Knowledge to Increase Rigor in Content Areas and Fine Arts Question-Answer Relationship (QAR): Reading Rockets

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Text Dependent Questions Shift Kit

Professional Books

A Look at Text Dependent Questions in Schools/Districts

Critical Directions

PowerPoints/Modules

Research/Articles

Handouts

Videos

Podcast/Webinars

Websites