Why Becoming a Nation of Readers Is Still Relevant
Freddy introduces the first eBook in TextProject’s Reading Essentials Reprint Series.
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Summary of Karen Wixson on “Assessment and Instruction in the Era of the CCSS in English Language Arts”
Karen Wixson’s session in TextProject’s Virtual Institute on Assessments and the Common Core should be on the top of the list in any teacher education or professional development course for providing pre- and in-service teachers with an overview of the new generation of assessments. Dr. Wixson provides a succinct but comprehensive overview of the key aims, tasks, and implications of the assessments being developed by the two consortium—Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Bringing Toys to School
This issue of TP4K examines the complex issue of bringing toys to school.
Summary of David Francis on “CCSS Assessments and Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners”
Summary of Dr. Francis’s take on what the new-generation of assessments means for students with disabilities and ELLs.
Television Time
This issue of TP4K examines the benefits and disadvantages related to kids watching television.
Summary of Peter Afflerbach on “Formative Assessments and the Common Core: Text Complexity to Task Complexity”
Summary of Peter Afflerbach’s take on formative versus summative assessments and the role both play in students’ learning.
Zip Zoom Critical-Word Readers
In collaboration with Scholastic, the Zip Zoom Critical-Word Readers aims to close the achievement gap between English-Language Learners and their English-speaking peers.
Summary of P. David Pearson on Will Our Tests Support or Subvert Our Vision of Deeper Learning of English/Language Arts?
Summary of P. David Pearson’s review on the history of assessments and unique features of the next generation of assessments.
Summary of David Coleman on Assessments That Support the Goals of the Common Core State Standards
Summary of David Coleman’s vision for the new Common Core Assessments and a few points of tension.
QuickReads Family of Products
The QuickReads program is a creative and innovative application of recent research on the nature of texts used to teach reading fluency and comprehension. QuickReads texts support automatic, meaningful grade-level reading.