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
The strategies you need to teach common standards to diverse learners The elementary years are a critical opportunity to help students of all backgrounds meet the demands of the Common Core Standards. In this realistic, thorough book, Maria Dove and Andrea Honigsfield show how to help every K-5 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). Educators will find an adaptable approach that ensures all students develop lasting language skills. This resource * Familiarizes readers with each of the Common Core's 32 ELA anchor standards* Outlines the specific skills that students need to master each standard* Presents a wealth of flexible teaching strategies and instructional tools aligned to each anchor standard * Includes guidance on collaboration and co-teaching for student success Common Core for the Not-So-Common Learner is the standards-based ELA resource that elementary teachers have been waiting for! "Each anchor standard in all five domains is fully explained with practical, engaging activities that can add fun and learning to any classroom. Readers will feel supported and energized for the challenges ahead, with a toolkit for meeting the needs of all learners." -Elizabeth Gennosa, English/AIS Teacher Sagamore Middle School, Holtsville, NY "Here's a resource that will make your teaching life easier and support those learners in your classroom who worry you the most." -Dolores Hennessy, Reading Specialist Hill and Plain School, New Milford, CT
Learn more about Maria Dove's PD offerings 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. Learn more about Andrea Honigsfeld's PD offerings Andrea Honigsfeld, Ed.D. is a professor in the Division of Education at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY. She teaches graduate education courses related to cultural and linguistic diversity, linguistics, ESL methodology, and action research. Before entering the field of teacher education, she was an English-as-a-foreign-language teacher in Hungary (Grades 5-8 and adult), an English-as-a-second-language teacher in New York City (Grades K-3 and adult), and taught Hungarian at New York University. She was the recipient of a doctoral fellowship at St. John's University, where she conducted research on individualized instruction and learning styles. She has published extensively on working with English language learners and providing individualized instruction based on learning style preferences. She received a Fulbright Award to lecture in Iceland in the fall of 2002. In the past eight years, she has been presenting at conferences across the United States, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, the Philippines, and the United Arab Emirates. She frequently offers staff development primarily focusing on effective differentiated strategies and collaborative practices for English-as-a-second-language and general-education teachers. Her coauthored book Differentiated Instruction for At-Risk Students (2009) and coedited four-volume Breaking the Mold of Education series (2010-2013) were published by Rowman and Littlefield.