All Students Need Practice with Complex Texts

Make research-based decisions about how to accomplish key instructional shifts as called for across the English Language arts standards with the following resources:

Books and Journals

• Supporting Students in Time of Core Standards – 4 books across grades PreK-12
• Adolescent Literacy and the Teaching of Reading: Lessons for Teachers of Literature 
  by Deborah Appleman (9-12)
• Teaching YA Literature through Differentiated Instruction 
  by Susan L. Groenke and Lisa Scherff (9-12)
• Literature, Literacy, and Comprehension Strategies in the Elementary School 
  by Joy F. Moss (K-8)
• Voices from the Middle (VM) – Explore the Web-only content of recent VM issues for the "Common Core Connections" section
  
  

E-books

• Supporting Students with Textual Complexity by Anne Ruggles Gere, Elizabeth Homan, Christopher Parsons, Ruth Anna Spooner, and Chinyere Uzogara. (9-12) 

On Demand Web Seminars

• Text Complexity and Close Reading featuring Douglas Fisher (K-12)

Virtual Conference Recordings

Four grade-level recordings across PreK-12

Facilitated Online Courses

Academic Vocabulary – Beginning in January! 

Consultants

If you are looking for on-site, customized support from an expert consultant who can help you better understand the Core Standards and develop an implementation plan, consider working with an NCTE consultant who specializes in CCSS implementation.