Leveled Reader: Farming in Bangladesh

• Students participate in guided reading or independent reading of the text that best fits their reading proficiency.

• After reading, discuss the problem and solution presented in the text. For additional prompts, use the Read Aloud Guide: Climate Science Solutions.

• This text may be used in conjunction with a 2nd grade science unit related to 2-LS-1.

• A projectable version of the 210-400 Lexile level text is provided. To use a different version as projectable, copy and paste to replace the text.

The trajectory of crop productivity and soil fertility is shifting due to slow-onset factors such as sea level rise. Students can learn about sustainable land management techniques and regenerative agriculture from the people of Bangladesh through this exercise. The exercise has undergone scientific evaluation, and it is advised for use in classrooms.

Primary Standards

• Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
  • Reading: Foundational Skills (K-5)
    • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
    • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
  • Reading: Informational Text (K-12)
    • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
    • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.10 By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.