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The strategies you need to teach common standards to diverse learners Realistic and thorough, this teacher-friendly book shows how to help every student, including English Learners, students with disabilities, speakers of nonstandard English, and other struggling learners, meet the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts (ELA). This resource: Familiarizes readers with each of the Common Core’s 32 anchor standards for ELA Outlines the specific skills students need to fulfill each standard Presents a wealth of flexible teaching strategies and tools that build those skills Includes guidance on professional collaboration and co-teaching Maria G. Dove, Ed.D. is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the MS TESOL Program in the Division of Education at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York, where she teaches courses to preservice and inservice teachers on the research and best practices for developing effective programs and school policies for English learners. Before entering the field of higher education, she worked over thirty years as an English-as-a second language teacher in public school settings (Grades K-12) and in adult English language programs in Nassau County, New York. In 2010, she received the Outstanding ESL Educator Award from New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (NYS TESOL). She frequently provides professional development throughout the United States for educators on the teaching of diverse students. She also serves as a mentor for new ESL teachers as well as an instructional coach for general-education teachers and literacy specialists. She has published several articles and book chapters on collaborative teaching practices, instructional leadership, and collaborative coaching. Her best-selling co-authored book, Collaboration and Co-Teaching: Strategies for English Learners (2010) is published by Corwin Press, and her co-edited book, Coteaching and Other Collaborative Practices in the EFL/ESL Classroom: Rationale, Research, Reflections, and Recommendations (2012) is published by Information Age Publishing. Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Introduction Who Are Our Not So Common Learners? The Standards Movement Common Core Advances Application of the Common Core to Address Individual Differences Student Diversity and Teacher Challenges What Is Not Covered in the Common Core Document Focus on Research-Based Strategies to Address Learning Needs 2. Strategies for Academic Language Development Why Diverse Learners Need Explicit Instruction in Academic Language? Core Language and Vocabulary Strategies Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Knowledge and Application of Language Conventions of Standard English Anticipated Outcomes Instructional Challenges Promising Classroom Practices Common Core Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions Key Resources 3. Reading Strategies for Literature Why Teaching Diverse Learners Reading Strategies Promotes Comprehension of Literary Texts Core Reading Strategies Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Anticipated Outcomes Instructional Challenges Promising Classroom Practices Common Core Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions Key Resources 4. Reading Strategies for Informational Texts Why Teaching Diverse Learners Reading Strategies Promotes Comprehension of Informational Texts Core Reading Strategies Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Anticipated Outcomes Instructional Challenges Promising Classroom Practices Common Core Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions Key Resources 5. Reading Foundational Skills Why Explicit Instruction in Basic Literacy Skills is Necessary? Core Reading Strategies Print Concepts Phonological Awareness Phonics and Word Recognition Fluency Anticipated Outcomes Instructional Challenges Promising Classroom Practices Common Core Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions Key Resources 6. Writing Strategies Why Explicit Strategy Instruction Improves the Writing of Diverse Learners Core Writing Strategies Text Types and Purposes Production and Distribution of Writing Research to Build and Present Knowledge Range of Writing Anticipated Outcomes Instructional Challenges Promising Classroom Practices Common Core Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions Key Resources 7. Speaking and Listening Strategies Why Speaking and Listening Skills Improve the Overall Academic Development of Diverse Learners Core Speaking and Listening Strategies Comprehension and Collaboration Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Anticipated Outcomes Instructional Challenges Promising Classroom Practices Common Core Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions Key Resources 8. Key to Successful Implementation: Collaborative Strategies Why Collaborative Practices Help Meet the Common Core Core Collaborative Strategies Instructional Curriculum Mapping and Alignment Joint Instructional Planning Parallel Teaching Co-developing Instructional Materials Collaborative Assessment Co-teaching Noninstructional Joint Professional Development Teacher Research Joint Parent-Teacher Conferences and Report Card Writing Planning, Facilitating, and Participating in Extracurricular Activities Anticipated Outcomes Challenges Common Core Collaborations-(Un)Common Reflection Questions Key Resources References Index
