Update On Summer Reading Study
I’ve posted previously about an upcoming study by Richard Allington showing the dramatic effect providing students books of their choice to read over the summer can have on student achievement (wow, that was a long sentence 
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The study is not being published until the fall, but more information on it was released today.
Here’s an excerpt:
Allington compares the slide in reading ability to an athlete’s fitness. “Just like hockey players lose some of their skills if they stay off their skates and off the ice for three months, children who do not read in the summer
“Common Core” Standards And English Language Learners
).The study is not being published until the fall, but more information on it was released today.
Here’s an excerpt:
Allington compares the slide in reading ability to an athlete’s fitness. “Just like hockey players lose some of their skills if they stay off their skates and off the ice for three months, children who do not read in the summer
“Common Core” Standards And English Language Learners
I’ve previously shared my skepticism about national standards but they do appear to be becoming a reality. Today, even though studies have shown California standards to be “California’s (English) standards are clearer, more thorough, and easier to read than the Common Core standards,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports that California might adopt them within weeks.
There have been some useful recent posts on the Common Core standards, including “Why almost nobody is writing about the Common Core” (make a point of reading the comments there, too) and The problem(s) with the Common Core standards.
Mary Ann Zehr has written about how they relate to ELL’s at Standards Organizers Leave English Proficiency to States.
The Common Core Standards
There have been some useful recent posts on the Common Core standards, including “Why almost nobody is writing about the Common Core” (make a point of reading the comments there, too) and The problem(s) with the Common Core standards.
Mary Ann Zehr has written about how they relate to ELL’s at Standards Organizers Leave English Proficiency to States.
The Common Core Standards