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How to Teach the Common Core Vocabulary Standards
In How to Teach the Vocabulary Common Core Standards, author Mark Pennington details the research foundations of teaching the Vocabulary L.4, 5, and 6 Standards.
How to Teach the Common Core Spelling Standards
In How to Teach the Common Core Spelling Standards, author Mark Pennington details what the authors of the Common Core have to say about spelling instruction.
How to Teach the Common Core Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Standards
Read the research and organizational design of the Common Core Language Strand and learn How to Teach the Common Core Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Standards with…
The Parts of an Essay
We confuse students about the parts of an essay by the labels we use. The problem is compounded by the fact that students are exposed to…
How to Write a Good Thesis Statement
The Common Core argumentative and informational/explanatory essays each require a different form of thesis statement. Learn what makes a good and bad thesis statement.
Reading Intervention Whys, Whats, and Hows
All too often, reading intervention assessment is limited to establishing the whys. Teachers also need specific whats to inform their hows of instruction.
Common Core Vocabulary: 12 Program Assessment Questions
The Common Core State Standards affirm much of what elementary and secondary ELA/reading teachers have always been doing. However, the breadth, complexity, and depth of instruction…
Selective Implementation of the Common Core
Many district curriculum specialists are simply not providing training and budget allocations for the other Language Strand and Speaking and Listening Strand precisely because they don’t…