Teaching with the Common Core Standards for English language arts, PreK-2

Nearly every state has independently adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), making this practical guide an indispensable resource for PreK-2 teachers and teachers-in-training.

Leading authorities explain each of the English language arts (ELA) standards and vividly show how to implement them.

The book is filled with grade-specific classroom vignettes, instructional strategies and activities, sample lesson plans, and discussion questions.

Chapters cover the major ELA strands: reading (literature, informational texts, and foundational skills); writing; speaking and listening; and language.

Issues of assessment and technology integration are also explored.

An appendix includes thematic units for each grade level demonstrating ways to embed CCSS/ELA standards into content-area instruction. See also Teaching with the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, Grades 3-5.