Six research-based, classroom-proven strategies that will help you and your students respond to the demands of the Common Core. Thanks to more than 40 years of research and hands-on classroom testing, the authors know the best strategies to increase student engagement and achievement and prepare students for college and career. Best of all, these strategies can be used across all grade levels and subject areas.
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Silver, a workshop leader and consultant who co-developed a professional development initiative to make students as important as standards, et al. identify six research-based strategies to help teachers of all grades respond to the demands of the Common Core State Standards, particularly the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects: reading for meaning, to help develop reading skills; compare and contrast, to teach students comparative analysis; inductive learning, to help them find patterns and structures in content; circle of knowledge, a framework for planning and conducting discussions that engage students in deeper thinking and communication; write to learn, to develop writing skills in the key text types; and a vocabulary strategy to improve their ability to retain and use terms. Each strategy includes information on reasons for using it, the research behind it, a checklist for classroom implementation, sample lessons, and planning considerations. They do not discuss what the standards cover or how they are organized. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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