What are the common core state standards? -- The anchor and grade level English language artsstandards-- Text complexity and the core -- Children's literature and the core -- The teaching principals behind the core -- Core skills and strategies for a love of reading -- Children's literature and the core in practice
Summary
Tackling nearly every aspect of the English Language ArtsStandards and the measures they employ, it offers a thorough plan for engaging elementary school students with literature. It explores the benefits and teaching principles behind CCSS, and explains how to apply them to literature. Along with the strengths it has in connection to CCSS, you will learn about the history of children's literature and what both fiction and nonfiction bring to the classroom. You will find plenty of practical applications of the CCSS, including book lists and lesson ideas, along with thorough examples. Ther