About This Lesson
Regular practice with complex texts is necessary to prepare students for college and career readiness, as outlined in Reading Standard 10. The text for this mini-assessment has been placed at grade 3, and the process used to determine the grade level placement is described below. “Appendix A to the Common Core” and the Supplement to Appendix A, “New Research on Text Complexity,” lay out a research-based process for selecting complex text
