scholarly journals What Supports Do Teachers Need to Help Students Meet Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy? Findings from the American Teacher and American School Leader Panels

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Kaufman ◽  
Laura Hamilton ◽  
Brian Stecher ◽  
Scott Naftel ◽  
Michael Robbins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
Common Core ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
Common Core State Standards ◽  
English Language ◽  
State Standards ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Core State ◽  
American School ◽  
American Teacher

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.

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