- Myth 1. Text complexity is a fixed number.
- Myth 2. All prereading activities are inappropriate.
- Myth 3. Answering text-dependent questions is what teaches students to be analytical readers.
- Myth 4. The common core abandons fiction.
Four Myths About the ELA Common-Core Standards. Strasser and Dobbertin. 7.10.12. Education Week Teacher.
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I believe that this article is insightful into the Common Core Standards and how to implement them into a reading curriculum.
ReplyDeleteThe authors discussed how measuring text complexity should be done with qualitative measures. It is more important to strive for quality rather than quantity.
It was also discussed how to give pre-reading strategies to help students succeed in their reading. Teachers need to give students enough information to activate background knowledge, and help motivate students in their reading. Teachers however, should scaffold and model this process to help students eventually become independent readers.
The Common Core Standards give guidelines on how to help students succeed. Teachers are required to find methods to help all students be prepared for their future jobs and be college bound.
I attended the Wisconsin Reading Research Symposium over the summer. I was able to hear how the Common Core Standards are being implemented in Wisconsin and through the nation. At the symposium, representatives from The Department of Public Instruction stated that the Common Core Standards are not to be used as a checklist, but rather used in conjunction with solid teaching practices.
As teachers, we are called to research and provide our students with the best methods possible to help students succeed. The difficulty is that there are no set methods that work for every child. We as educators, must use the Common Core Standards, current research, and professional discernment to help ALL students be successful.