As part of a continuing discussion on the myths and truths surrounding Common, this piece seeks to shed light on the standards’ “informational text” guidelines, along with questions and concerns that ...

In an English/language arts classroom in Iowa, 10th graders are analyzing the rhetoric in books about computer geeks, fast food, teenage marketing, the working poor, chocolate-making, and ...

With the Common Core Standards came an increased focus on reading informational texts, starting with kindergarten. But integrating informational texts isn’t as simple as having students read a couple ...

With full implementation of the Common Core State Standards just a year away, Florida is taking last-minute feedback from supporters and critics alike. Gov. Rick Scott, whose tea party base has been ...

It is a great day to learn something new. Have you ever read a text and noticed that the author seems to be giving you, as the reader, information that they want you to believe? Well, there are three ...

The undergraduate degree audits were updated last week to include text informing students that they are eligible to apply for graduation. This text will only display on a student's degree audit once ...

Remedial Reading and Language Arts – Students will recognize informational text structures and differentiate authors’ purposes. Students will apply this knowledge by writing five different kinds of ...

On a freezing morning in February, teachers from a Bronx high school pore over excerpts and guidelines, trying to figure out whether they should teach The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or leave it to ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. As we make our predictions today, there is also some vocabulary that we're going to need to understand.