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Intensity of Focus, Richness of Content: Crafting Tier 2 Response to Intervention in an Era of the Common Core
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Jaeger, Elizabeth L. – Reading Teacher, 2016
This article describes a Tier 2 intervention program for fourth graders that is well suited to supporting implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Screening assessments and miscue analyses were used to clarify students' strengths and challenges. Students then attended only classes that were suited to their particular literacy needs,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Response to Intervention, Program Implementation
CCSS-ELA: Suggestions and Cautions for Implementing the Reading Standards
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Valencia, Sheila W.; Wixson, Karen K. – Reading Teacher, 2013
The purpose of this article is to provide guidance on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts (CCSS-ELA). Toward this end, suggestions and cautions are provided that focus on understanding the vision, understanding the anchor and grade-level standards, and understanding the implications for instruction. In…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Core Curriculum, English Instruction
The Common Core: Insights into the K-5 Standards
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McLaughlin, Maureen; Overturf, Brenda J. – Reading Teacher, 2012
The role of the Common Core English Language Arts Standards in grades K-5 literacy instruction is the focus of the article. The authors begin by raising four questions: (1) What is the essential philosophy of the Common Core State Standards?; (2) What do educators need to know to use the College and Career Readiness Standards and Common Core State…
Descriptors: State Standards, Literacy, Language Arts, Educational Philosophy