Why Assign Paired Texts?
Research has shown that reading multiple texts on a related topic can build vocabulary and knowledge exponentially more quickly than reading unrelated texts. If you'd like to learn more, read about the research behind our high-quality, diverse texts.
How to Use Paired Texts
Paired texts are two articles about a common topic, theme, or literary element. All paired texts come with a custom question set that supports students in drawing important connections between the two texts. Each of these question sets is:
2. Questions 3 and 4 focus on the second article.
3. The culminating questions focus on the connections between the first and second article.
For K-1 or early readers, use our read-aloud protocol with your students to deepen their listening comprehension. This can also be beneficial for students in older grades when they have their texts read aloud to them.
- Composed of explicit and inferential questions.
- Typically made up of six questions that build on one another to facilitate students' comprehension of the two texts.
- Divided into three sections:
2. Questions 3 and 4 focus on the second article.
3. The culminating questions focus on the connections between the first and second article.
For K-1 or early readers, use our read-aloud protocol with your students to deepen their listening comprehension. This can also be beneficial for students in older grades when they have their texts read aloud to them.
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Differentiate with Paired Texts
Paired texts have audio as an option that a teacher can enable when digitally assigning the set. A teacher can turn on audio for their whole class, groups of students, or individual students.
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Introduce It to Your Students
Share this video with your students so they can learn all about paired texts.
