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Do Textbooks Used in University Reading Education Courses Conform to the Instructional Recommendations of the National Reading Panel?
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Joshi, R. Malatesha; Binks, Emily; Graham, Lori; Ocker-Dean, Emily; Smith, Dennie L.; Boulware-Gooden, Regina – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
Two reasons may be responsible for the poor grasp of the linguistic concepts related to literacy acquisition by preservice and in-service teachers: a lack of attention given to such concepts by teacher educators (college faculty members) and a lack of relevant information provided in the textbooks used in college courses. In an earlier study, the…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Textbook Evaluation
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks
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Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010
The text samples presented in this document primarily serve to exemplify the level of complexity and quality that the Standards require all students in a given grade band to engage with. Additionally, they are suggestive of the breadth of texts that students should encounter in the text types required by the Standards. The choices should serve as…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Poetry, Fiction, Oral Reading
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Appendix A: Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards, Glossary of Key Terms
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Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010
One of the key requirements of the Common Core State Standards for Reading is that all students must be able to comprehend texts of steadily increasing complexity as they progress through school. By the time they complete the core, students must be able to read and comprehend independently and proficiently the kinds of complex texts commonly found…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Glossaries