Inside the Common Core Classroom: Practical ELA Strategies for Grades K-2 (Pearson College and Career Readiness) - Softcover

Morrow, Lesley; Kramer, Erin; Monaco, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013336299X ISBN 13: 9780133362992

Publisher: Pearson, 2014

Synopsis

An indispensable guide for all who teach in grades K-2, as well as curriculum directors, reading specialists, literacy coaches, and school administrators, Inside the Common Core Classroom: Practical ELA Strategies for Grades K-2  helps teachers see ideas in action in this insightful look at the key aspects and fundamental shifts of the ELA Common Core Standards for grades K-2. Each standard is accompanied by a comprehensive look into a kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom as well as valuable, practical tips for teachers and lesson plan ideas that can be put to immediate use. Classroom vignettes complete with specific teacher-and-student dialogues help readers picture how to implement each standard in their own classrooms. 

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Pearson’s definitive new series on the Common Core State Standards has been written to support the implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts in K–12 classrooms. Volumes in the series address the Common Core in grades K–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12. The purpose of the series is to help teachers create connections between the Standards and their school curriculums. Each book includes in-depth information about the Common Core at a particular grade level band and examples of a variety of teaching ideas to support students' meeting the expectations of the ELA Standards.

 

Inside the Common Core Classroom: Practical ELA Strategies for Grades K-2  helps teachers see ideas in action in this insightful look at the key aspects and fundamental shifts of the ELA Common Core Standards for grades K-2. Each standard is accompanied by a comprehensive look into a kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom as well as valuable, practical tips for teachers and lesson plan ideas that can be put to immediate use. Classroom vignettes complete with specific teacher-and-student dialogues help readers picture how to implement each standard in their own classrooms. 

 

An indispensable resource for all who teach in grades K-2, as well as curriculum directors, reading specialists, literacy coaches, and school administrators, this ready-to-use, easy-to-understand resource:

• A wealth of information to clarify instruction aligned to the standards—plus suggestions for instruction and assessment.
• A look at the standards in action in actual classrooms.
• Practical, ready-to-use guidance for making the standards an everyday part of teaching and learning.

Lesley Mandel Morrow is a Distinguished Professor of Literacy at the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Her research deals with early literacy development and the organization and management of language arts programs. Dr. Morrow has published more than 300 journal articles, chapters, and books. Her work has been recognized with awards including the Outstanding Teacher Educator of Reading Award from the International Reading Association (IRA). She also received the William S. Gray Citation of Merit from IRA and the Oscar S. Causey Award from the Literacy Research Association. 

 

Erin Kramer is a recent graduate of the Reading Specialist Masters Program at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and a second-grade teacher in the Morris Plains School District in Morris Plains, New Jersey, where she was teacher of the year for 2011-2012.

 

Amy Monaco has a Master’s degree in Literacy and Reading Specialist certification from Rutgers University. She is currently a first grade teacher in the Monroe Township School District in Monroe, New Jersey. She lives in central New Jersey with her husband Matt and their two kittens, Marlon Brando and Natalie Wood.

 

About the Author:

Lesley Mandel Morrow is a Distinguished Professor of Literacy at the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Her research deals with early literacy development and the organization and management of language arts programs. Dr. Morrow has published more than 300 journal articles, chapters, and books, and her work has been recognized with awards including the Outstanding Teacher Educator of Reading Award from the International Reading Association (IRA). She also received the William S. Gray Citation of Merit from the IRA and the Oscar S. Causey Award from the Literacy Research Association–both awards for outstanding contributions to the field of literacy through research and scholarship. Dr. Morrow is a Past President of the IRA and a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.

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Erin Kramer is a recent graduate of the Reading Specialist Certification master’s degree program at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She also teaches second grade in the Morris Plains School District in Morris Plains, New Jersey, where she was honored as Teacher of the Year for 2011—2012.

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Amy Monaco has a master’s in literacy from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and holds a Reading Specialist certification. She previously taught first grade in the Monroe Township School District and is currently the K—4 Supervisor of Language Arts and Social Studies in the Montgomery Township School District in Montgomery, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 013336299X
• ISBN 13: 9780133362992
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208