Please enjoy this complimentary excerpt from Comprehension. In this section, the authors discuss the importance of developing constrained foundational skills including phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, and phonics.
In this excerpt, Debbie Diller explains timeless writing standard 1, which focuses on generating ideas and choosing a topic.
This poem, titled 'Labels', was written by Jiovanni Gutierrez Montano, a student at Health Sciences High & Middle College. It is found in the introduction of Removing Labels.
Chapter 3 from Literacy is Still Not Enough explores the question: "How do we address the short-term goals of preparing students for the exams while at the same time addressing the long-term goals of developing engaged, lifelong learners during increasingly disruptive times?".
In the Introduction, the authors open this book by sharing our personal stories—how we have come to this work individually and together.
This excerpt explains why it is important to create a responsive plan for learning.
This excerpt stresses the importance of teaching students how to—independently, and with peers—assess and set goals.