Common Core Standards

Learn more about the Common Core State Standards and how they have shifted English Language Arts teaching and learning, and discover links to classroom and professional development resources for K–3 teachers. You’ll also find information for parents about how to support their children’s learning.

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Preparing 21st Century Learners

What Parents Need to Know About Common Core State Standards

5 Essential Classroom Management Strategies to Keep Your Inclusive Class Running Smoothly

Supporting Informational Writing in the Elementary Grades

Implementing the Text Structure Strategy in Your Classroom

Steve Graham: A Writing Renaissance in the Common Core

Writing in the Common Core

Interactive reading of a story

Does Close Reading Reject the Science of Reading?

Eight Ways to Help Kids to Read Complex Text

Which Text Levels Should We Teach With?

Dear Lucy: An Open Letter to Lucy Calkins

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