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Common-Core Writers Craft Curriculum Criteria

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 133, Clicks: 20) View Story

New guidelines on crafting curriculum materials for the common standards in English/language arts are reigniting debate about how to ensure a marketplace of good instructional materials for the new standards without crossing the line into telling teachers how to teach.

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#1 by Newman posted ago

+7 apples

“Eighty to 90 percent of the reading standards in each grade require text-dependent analysis; accordingly, aligned curriculum materials should have a similar percentage of text-dependent questions,” say the criteria for grades 3-12.
http://www.edweek.org/media/3-12-criteria-blog.pdf

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#2 by Newman posted ago

+7 apples

Barbara A. Kapinus, who helped shape the standards as a senior policy analyst with the National Education Association, said she was upset by the way the publishers’ criteria ventured into pedagogy. For instance, she said, advising that “fluency should be a particular focus” of materials for 2nd graders could lead teachers to put a premium on it, despite the developmental variations in when children reach fluency.

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