| There is so much confusion about the Common Core curricula designed by Gates and cohorts without input from educators, much as the Reading tests have been designed by Pearson with no input or oversight by educators (see quick link to 'We Need To Talk About the Test" April 10- from The NY Times). This summary of the Research on TEXT complexity by Gerri K. Songer ( Brooklyn principal) maintains that the Common Core standards misunderstands how students learn to read. In a previous post, she demonstrated that the reading levels of PARCC were set so high and were so unrealistic that they would cause a very high failure rate. New Research on Text Complexity - CCSS vs. Sound Educational Practice. The takeaway for ordinary folks is simple... educators are not being consulted and neither the curricula or the assessment is related to genuine LEARNING...Read the truth... |
Read the rest of the story HERE:
At dianeravitch.net
At dianeravitch.net
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