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Direct linkCommon 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
Washington National Insurance Co., Evanston, IL. – 1976
Designed to be used as a part of social studies, history, or language arts programs in grades 5-9, this teacher's guide gives background information, lesson plans, and suggested additional activities for teaching about the life of George Washington. The six activities are meant to be used in a sequence as a unit but they can be easily adapted for…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), History Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedWolfe, Paula – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2004
According to recent U.S. census reports, while the population of the United States increased by 10%, the population speaking languages other than English at home increased by 38% between 1980 and 1990. One in six of all youth in the United States, ages 14 to 19, either speaks a language other than English at home, was born in a foreign country, or…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Ability, Minority Groups, English (Second Language)
