Phenomenal Instruction: Text Analysis

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Phenomenal Instruction: Text Analysis

What is Text Analysis? An instructional routine that incorporates the “Big 5” of literacy instruction: Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension. In addition to those skills, it embeds Writing, as well.

It reinforces and enhances previously taught Reading and Writing skills. If done over the course of two to three weeks, scholars critical thinking skills will grow. The method is broken into three-parts: Before Reading, During Reading, and After Reading. 

Before Reading

  1. Give Background Knowledge: If scholars don’t have a background knowledge of the text you’re about to analyze, give it to them. For example, the text is a Historical Fiction and about the American Revolution. Then I’d show them a quick video on the war. 
  2. Phonological Awareness: Pre-teach the difficult words. Example…
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  1. Phonics Focus: Give kids a spelling focus while reading the text. Scholars underline all the words with initial digraphs.
  1. Vocabulary: Intentionally define the Tier 2 or Tier 3 words that students may not know.
  1. Make Prediction: Have scholars make a prediction about what the text will be about with two to three events that may happen.

Duration: 10-15 Minutes

During Reading

A. Initial Reading: Ask for volunteers to read a paragraph. 

B. Phonics Focus(2nd Reading): After a scholar reads a paragraph, have them look for the pattern/sound shared with them in the “Before Reading.”

* This is also another was to embed fluency–as this is a repeated reading.

C. Think-Aloud(3rd Reading): Ask a question about the given paragraph. 

* Scholars will organically start asking these questions of themselves when they read text.

Duration: 30-35 Minutes

After-Reading

Evaluate(Opinion): With the techniques employed(repeated readings, monitor for comprehension, think-alouds), scholars should be able to form a well thought opinion with reasoning.

Synthesize: Scholars will write a personal narrative, expository or persuasive text. 

Example Question: The text was about a fun day at recess. Write about a fun day you had at recess and explain why.

Duration: 45 Minutes

Conclusion: Teaching your scholars to analyze text will help them monitor for comprehension, critically think and begin to form mental images in their mind as they read unfamiliar text. 

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  1. What questions do you have about “Text Analysis?”
  2. Is “Text Analysis” an effective routine?

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Published by Jeremiah Short

My name is Jeremiah Short, and I’m an educator with twelve years of experience committed to high-impact literacy instruction, student achievement, and the craft of teaching. I’m passionate about designing meaningful learning experiences, building strong classroom culture, and creating systems that help students think, write, and read with confidence. I am the author of As I Took My Walk With God (Volumes I and II) and the creator of Phenomenal Intervention: The Playbook. Over the years, I’ve developed several instructional frameworks and routines used to strengthen reading and writing instruction, including: Explicit ELA R.I.P.E. (my Extended Constructed Response framework) Phenomenal Word Power T.I.D.E. Bloom’s Units: Reading The Phenomenal Classroom My work centers on making literacy instruction clear, intentional, and engaging—helping students build mastery from the word level to the text level through structured routines and explicit teaching.

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