Planning Effective English Language Arts Instruction to Exceed the Common

2015 ◽  
pp. 63-88
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Arts Instruction ◽  
The Common

Have you Heard? Newsworthy items from the field

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-61
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
College Education ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Federal Financial Aid ◽  
Language Arts Instruction ◽  
Scholarship Program ◽  
The Common

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) released a report on the teacher preparation, research, and service happening at colleges of education. Far fewer U.S. students than European students are studying foreign languages. A study of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program shows reduced math achievement among students using vouchers to attend private schools. Education Week presents stories of and data on incidents of hate and discrimination in schools. Students can now use their mobile devices to apply for federal financial aid for college. Education Week is tracking teachers who are running for state legislatures. A Thomas B. Fordham Institute survey examines whether and how English language arts instruction has changed since the launch of the Common Core State Standards.

The Secret Life of Fiction

PMLA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
pp. 724-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Zunshine
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
Common Core ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
Common Core State Standards ◽  
English Language ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Core State ◽  
Complex Thinking ◽  
College Career ◽  
The Common

A troubling feature of the common core state standards initiative (CCSSI) for english language arts (ELA) is its failure to recognize literature as a catalyst of complex thinking in students. According to the CCSSI, to “prepare all students for success in college, career, and life,” children must read texts “more complex” than “stories and literature” (“English Language Arts Standards”). The assumption that “stories” are inferior to nonfiction has a long tradition in Western culture; tapping into that prejudice is easy, and no proof seems to be required.

Teaching the Common Core in English Language Arts to Students with Severe Disabilities

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia F. Saunders ◽  
Fred Spooner ◽  
Diane Browder ◽  
Shawnee Wakeman ◽  
Angela Lee
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
Common Core ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
The Common ◽  
Students With Severe Disabilities

Knowledge at the Center of English Language Arts Instruction

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina N. Cervetti ◽  
Elfrieda H. Hiebert
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Arts Instruction
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