Inside the Common Core Classroom
Practical ELA Strategies for Grades 6-8
Published on 2. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-13-336353-1 (ISBN)
Description
An indispensable guide for all who teach in grades six through eight, as well as curriculum directors, reading specialists, literacy coaches, and school administrators, Inside the Common Core Classroom: Practical ELA Strategies for Grades 6-8 is the middle-grade volume of Pearson's definitive new series on the Common Core State Standards. It provides essential information about the Common Core initiative, insights into the standards, practical classroom strategies, and vignettes from Common Core-aligned classrooms. Real-life instruction examples are included in every chapter, along with a variety of teaching strategies and applications. An interdisciplinary unit on climate change pulls the book together with discipline-specific teaching suggestions, sample lesson plans, an assessment and evaluation plan, a culminating activity, and a rich collection of additional resources.
Reviews / Votes
At a time when standards are being implemented-and required-everywhere, providing a book that covers the standards in a particular content area is essential. Inside the Common Core Classroom: Practical ELA Strategies for Grades 6-8 constantly refers to the standards and walks the reader through what teachers can do to meet them.McLaughlin continually reminds the reader that implementation of the standards is new for everyone; we are all learning what to do and how to do it. She also makes a point of letting us know that simply having a copy of the standards in hand does NOT tell us what we should do to assist our students in meeting them. This text's ideas for classroom use are plentiful, offering teachers ideas that would suit a variety of students' ability levels. -- Bonnie Dezern Olson, East Hardin Middle School (KY)
This text's strengths are in its readability, its practical applications to move toward the CCSS philosophy, which was expertly conveyed by the author, and the great resources that are compiled throughout. The vast number of resources currently available to teachers is approaching an overwhelming level. The resources included are of high value, and I am already anxious to refer to them in the near future.
McLaughlin is able to communicate a difficult topic in an easy-to-read format. I would feel confident giving this book to a colleague, even one new to teaching; they would come away with a correct understanding of the CCSS philosophy and practical ways to implement it in their classrooms. -- Susan Grinsteinner, River Oaks Middle School (SC)
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Person
Ma>is a professor of reading education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. She earned her doctorate in reading and language development at Boston University. Prior to her tenure at East Stroudsburg University, Maureen spent fifteen years as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and department chair in a public school system.
Maureen was a member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association from 2005 to 2008, and she served as IRA's president in 2013-2014. She was the recipient of IRA's Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award in 2010. The author of numerous publications about the teaching of reading, reading comprehension, content area literacies, and the Common Core State Standards, Maureen recently published the second editions of Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades and Guided Comprehension in Grades 3-8 (coauthored with Mary Beth Allen). In spring 2012, she published Guided Comprehension for English Learners. She is also the author of Content Area Reading: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies (Allyn & Bacon, 2010) and co-author (with Brenda Overturf) of The Common Core: Teaching Students in Grades K - 5 to Meet the Reading Standards (IRA, 2013), The Common Core: Teaching Students in Grades 6 - 12 to Meet the Reading Standards (IRA, 2013), and The Common Core: Graphic Organizers for Teaching Grade K - 12 Students to Meet the Reading Standards (IRA, 2013).
A frequent speaker at international, national, and state conferences, Maureen is a consultant to schools and universities throughout the world.
Maureen was a member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association from 2005 to 2008, and she served as IRA's president in 2013-2014. She was the recipient of IRA's Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award in 2010. The author of numerous publications about the teaching of reading, reading comprehension, content area literacies, and the Common Core State Standards, Maureen recently published the second editions of Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades and Guided Comprehension in Grades 3-8 (coauthored with Mary Beth Allen). In spring 2012, she published Guided Comprehension for English Learners. She is also the author of Content Area Reading: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies (Allyn & Bacon, 2010) and co-author (with Brenda Overturf) of The Common Core: Teaching Students in Grades K - 5 to Meet the Reading Standards (IRA, 2013), The Common Core: Teaching Students in Grades 6 - 12 to Meet the Reading Standards (IRA, 2013), and The Common Core: Graphic Organizers for Teaching Grade K - 12 Students to Meet the Reading Standards (IRA, 2013).
A frequent speaker at international, national, and state conferences, Maureen is a consultant to schools and universities throughout the world.
Content
Brief Table of Contents
Series Overview Donna Ogle
Chapter 1 The Common Core English Language Arts: Grade 6 - 8
Chapter 2 Reading Comprehension
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Chapter 4 Text Complexity
Chapter 5 Speaking and Listening
Chapter 6 Writing
Chapter 7 Curriculum
Appendix Interdisciplinary Unit on Climate Change
Series Overview Donna Ogle
Chapter 1 The Common Core English Language Arts: Grade 6 - 8
Chapter 2 Reading Comprehension
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Chapter 4 Text Complexity
Chapter 5 Speaking and Listening
Chapter 6 Writing
Chapter 7 Curriculum
Appendix Interdisciplinary Unit on Climate Change