• 06/07/21
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This report, the second in a series about elementary English Language Arts instructional programs widely used in schools, examines a le…

Grades K–12

• 02/08/21
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The time of a “one size fits all” approach to literacy instruction has passed. Every individual student -- especially those…

Grades K–12

• 01/16/20
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This report examines a program widely used in schools: Units of Study from the Teachers College Reading & Writing Project. Seven li…

Grades K–12

• 04/11/18
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This guidance document provides research-based strategies and classroom activities to support academic vocabulary instruction. In this …

Grades K–12

• 07/26/17
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Content-specific feedback is a critical part of a teacher’s professional development. The highest-impact feedback and professiona…

Grades K–12

• 10/27/16
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As stated in this article published in the New England Journal of Public Policy, "As one of the lead writers of the Common Core State S…

Grades K–12

• 10/27/16
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This interview with Jason Zimba appeared in edsource.org.

Grades K–12

• 09/15/16
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As stated in this publication, "The purpose of this guide is to assist specialists and  mainstream educators to engage in professi…

Grades K–12

• 02/26/16
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As stated in this publication, "Let us look to the methodology of our high-functioning arts programs for compelling models for restruct…

Grades K–12

• 09/10/15
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In this piece, one of the lead writers of the CCSSM explains how the standards are developmentally appropriate. He debunks popular myth…

Grades K–12

• 06/04/15
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This document debunks myths about the kindergarten ELA/literacy standards.  It explains the reasons these myths have taken hold an…

Grades K–12

• 05/20/15
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A veteran educator presents a detailed, step-by-step guide to preparing, implementing, and assessing close reading lessons.

Grades K–12

• 02/10/15
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As stated in this piece, part of a research series on implementation, "Close reading is an instructional approach strongly associated w…

Grades K–12

• 02/10/15
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As stated in this piece, "The following selected bibliography provides key research in two areas: Research which supports the Instru…

Grades K–12

• 02/10/15
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This piece, part of a research series on the Shifts, provides a summary of key research and relevant findings related to using eviden…

Grades K–12

• 07/30/14
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This appendix provides exemplars of reading text complexity, quality, and range & sample performance tasks related to the Comm…

Grades K–12

• 12/17/13
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This seven-unit module from Illustrative Mathematics  presents the key ideas of the domain, Number and Operations &ndash…

Grades 3–5

• 10/01/13
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This detailed graphic was created by CCSSM lead writer Jason Zimba and shows the connections among mathematics standards within and acr…

Grades K–12

• 10/01/13
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In this blog post, CCSS lead writer Jason Zimba discusses how the ideas of “times as much” fit in with other important doma…

Grades K–12

• 09/10/13
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As stated in this publication, "The Standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematics educators at a…

Grades K–12

• 09/05/13
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Using concrete examples from Liping Ma's famous book, mathematician Richard Askey explores in this article from American Educator …

Grades K–12

• 09/05/13
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This press release describes research by education professor Bill Schmidt that provides evidence for the claim that successful implemen…

Grades K–12

• 09/05/13
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This article, written by lead authors of the CCSS and published in the Huffington Post, clarifies the role of fiction and literature in…

Grades K–12

• 09/05/13
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This publication explores strategies for supporting ELL students in mastering Common Core literacy.

Grades K–12

• 09/05/13
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This appendix provides research demonstrating that while the complexity of reading demands for college and careers have risen over the …

Grades K–12

• 08/23/13
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In this essay, lifelong ELA teacher Meredith Liben offers a strategy drawn from her experience supporting students in close readings of…

Grades 6–12

• 08/23/13
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These documents support faithful implementation of the Common Core State Standards and other college- and career-ready standards in ELA…

Grades K–12

• 08/23/13
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This piece explains and offers clear examples and non-examples of assessing conceptual understanding, using a 2nd grade math …

Grade 2

• 08/23/13
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Research on how applicable and important the CCSS are to entry-level college courses and entering the workforce. 

Grades K–12

• 08/23/13
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In this piece, Jason Zimba, a CCSS lead writer, uses specific standards as examples to explain the ways in which the CCSS and othe…

Grades K–12

• 08/20/13
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In this article, David Liben explores the ACT research finding that the ability to read and understand complex text is the best way to …

Grades K–12

• 08/20/13
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In this piece, high school social studies teacher Lyn Cannaday provides an account of why the transition to the Common Core in her urba…

Grades , 0–12

• 04/04/13
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In this essay, former teacher and principal David Liben explains the crucial role of vocabulary and syntax in teaching complex texts.…

Grades K–12

• 03/26/13
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As stated in this research study of text analysis tools that measure text complexity quantitatively, "The Common Core State Standards d…

Grades K–12