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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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Introduction | |
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Who Are Our Not-So-Common Learners? | |
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The Standards Movement | |
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Common Core Advances | |
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What Is Not Covered in the Common Core Document | |
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Application of the Common Core to Address Individual Differences | |
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Student Diversity and Teacher Challenges | |
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Focus on Research-Based Strategies to Address Learning Needs | |
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Concluding Thoughts | |
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Strategies for Academic Language Development | |
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Overview | |
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Why Diverse Learners Need Explicit Instruction in Academic Language | |
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Core Language and Vocabulary Strategies | |
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Conventions of Standard English | |
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Knowledge and Application of Language | |
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use | |
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Anticipated Outcomes | |
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Instructional Challenges | |
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Promising Classroom Practices | |
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Common Core Language Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions | |
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Key Resources | |
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Reading Strategies for Literature | |
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Overview | |
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Why Teaching Diverse Learners Reading Strategies Promotes Comprehension of Literary Texts | |
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Core Reading Strategies | |
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Key Ideas and Details | |
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Craft and Structure | |
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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas | |
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity | |
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Anticipated Outcomes | |
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Instructional Challenges | |
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Promising Classroom Practices | |
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Common Core Reading Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions | |
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Key Resources | |
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Reading Strategies for Informational Texts | |
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Overview | |
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Why Diverse Learners Need Reading Strategies Focusing on Informational Texts | |
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Core Informational Reading Strategies | |
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Key Ideas and Details | |
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Craft and Structure | |
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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas | |
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity | |
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Anticipated Outcomes | |
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Instructional Challenges | |
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Promising Classroom Practices | |
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Common Core Reading Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions | |
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Key Resources | |
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Reading Foundational Skills | |
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Overview | |
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Why Explicit Instruction in Basic Literacy Skills Is Necessary | |
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Core Reading Strategies | |
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Print Concepts | |
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Phonological Awareness | |
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Phonics and Word Recognition | |
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Fluency | |
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Anticipated Outcomes | |
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Instructional Challenges | |
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Promising Classroom Practices | |
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Common Core Reading Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions | |
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Key Resources | |
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Writing Strategies | |
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Overview | |
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Why Scaffolding and Explicit Strategy Instruction Improve the Writing of Diverse Learners | |
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Core Writing Strategies | |
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Text Types and Purposes | |
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Production and Distribution of Writing | |
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Research to Build and Present Knowledge | |
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Range of Writing | |
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Anticipated Outcomes | |
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Instructional Challenges | |
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Promising Classroom Practices | |
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Common Core Writing Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions | |
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Key Resources | |
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Speaking and Listening Strategies | |
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Overview | |
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Why Speaking and Listening Skills Improve the Overall Academic Performance of Diverse Learners | |
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Core Speaking and Listening Strategies | |
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Comprehension and Collaboration | |
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Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas | |
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Anticipated Outcomes | |
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Instructional Challenges | |
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Promising Classroom Practices | |
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Common Core Speaking and Listening | |
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Standards-(Un)Common Reflection Questions | |
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Key Resources | |
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Key to Successful Implementation: Collaborative Strategies | |
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Overview | |
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Why Collaborative Practices Help Meet the Common Core | |
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Core Collaborative Practices | |
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Instructional Activities | |
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Noninstructional Activities | |
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Anticipated Outcomes | |
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Challenges | |
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Common Core Collaborations-(Un)Common Reflection Questions | |
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Key Resources | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Strategy Index | |