Lent, who is associated with the literacy project at the U. of Central Florida, and Gilmore, a middle school administrator, offer a guide for teachers who have secondary students who cannot or will not readily adapt to the challenges of the Common Core State Standards and how to scaffold their learning through active and engaging, research-based practices that are based on their backgrounds, abilities, motivations, and learning rates. They present practical strategies for applying the standards to instruction as they relate to the characteristics of college and career-ready students, addressing how to reach reluctant students and create self-directed learners, scaffold complex text, engage all students in reading and writing, create analytical thinkers, teach them how to use evidence to argue, use diverse media to engage them, and create a culture of reading, as well as how to approach the language standards. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less