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This paper opens a larger conversation about what must be done to realize opportunities presented by the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and the literacy standards in other subject areas. It emphasizes the simultaneous challenges and opportunities for ELLs.The paper emphasizes that texts are approached differently for different purposes. Students need opportunities to approach texts with these varied purposes in mind. It also highlights how ELLs may be well served by opportunities to explore and justify their own textual hypotheses, even if their initial interpretations diverge from those of the teacher.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Education
- English Language Arts
- Language Education (ESL)
- Material Type:
- Reading
- Teaching/Learning Strategy
- Provider:
- Stanford University School of Education
- Provider Set:
- Understanding Language
- Author:
- George Bunch, Amanda Kibler, Susan Pimentel
- Date Added:
- 04/02/2012