As part of a continuing discussion on the myths and truths surrounding Common, this piece seeks to shed light on the standards’ “informational text” guidelines, along with questions and concerns that ...

In an English/language arts classroom in Iowa, 10th graders are analyzing the rhetoric in books about computer geeks, fast food, teenage marketing, the working poor, chocolate-making, and ...

With the Common Core Standards came an increased focus on reading informational texts, starting with kindergarten. But integrating informational texts isn’t as simple as having students read a couple ...

The common standards expect students to become adept at reading informational text, a shift in focus that many English/language arts teachers fear might diminish the time-honored place of literature ...

Theory Into Practice, Vol. 50, No. 4, Engaging Students in Learning: A Special Issue Dedicated to Jere Brophy (Fall 2011), pp. 269-276 (8 pages) The authors draw from the research literature and from ...

With full implementation of the Common Core State Standards just a year away, Florida is taking last-minute feedback from supporters and critics alike. Gov. Rick Scott, whose tea party base has been ...

Want to help your seventh-grader master reading and writing? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom in seventh grade. Explain what a story, play, poem, or ...

The undergraduate degree audits were updated last week to include text informing students that they are eligible to apply for graduation. This text will only display on a student's degree audit once ...