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Shanahan, Timothy – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2016
In their article "Beyond the Common Core…," Cassidy, Ortlieb, and Grote-Garcia (2016), express concern that the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS; National Governors Association [NGA] Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers [CCSSO], 2010) may have the "unintended consequence" of diverting…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Reading Difficulties, Teaching Methods, Educational Objectives
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Squire, Annie; Clark, Sarah K. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2020
The population of emerging bilinguals (EBs) is rapidly growing across the United States leaving many teachers wondering how best to teach these students to read and write effectively in English. Concurrently, and as a result of the Common Core State Standards, elementary school students are required to produce more sophisticated writing than ever…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)
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Flippo, Rona F. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2016
It has been both informative and interesting for the author to look back 20 years and recall what was happening in the field of reading. The author related these memories to her introduction and first use of "What's Hot, What's Not" (Cassidy & Wenrich, 1997). As it was, she was preparing her Keynote Address for the College Reading…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Specialists, Surveys, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Van Vaerenewyck, Leah M.; Shinas, Valerie Harlow; Steckel, Barbara – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2017
This article presents a descriptive case study that describes a secondary history teacher's expression of sociocultural-oriented technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in the classroom, the execution of which we describe as TPACK+. TPACK+ describes sociocultural-oriented teacher knowledge requisite for the dynamic execution of TPACK…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Case Studies, Secondary School Teachers
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Scales, Roya Q.; Tracy, Kelly N. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2017
This case study examines features and processes of a sixth grade teacher (Jane) utilizing text sets as a tool for facilitating critical thinking. Jane's strong vision and student-centered beliefs informed her use of various texts to teach language arts as she worked to address demands of the Common Core State Standards. Text sets promoted multiple…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Grade 6, Language Arts, Common Core State Standards