Andrea Honigsfeld - Common Core for the Not-So-Common Learner, Grades 6-12: English Language Arts Strategies

PRAISE FOR

COMMON CORE FOR THE NOT-SO-COMMON LEARNER, GRADES 612

With this book the authors provide just the kind of resource that secondary teachers are yearning for as they navigate implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The emphasis on not-so-common learners validates the unique needs these students bring to our schools and provides teachers with tools for assisting all students in becoming college and career ready. The specific ideas and strategies presented are invaluable!

Jana Echevarria
Professor Emerita
California State University, Long Beach, CA

Honigsfeld and Dove artfully interweave a myriad of strategies derived from and related to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.... In bridging theory to classroom practice, the authors consider the characteristics of a spectrum of adolescent students who are challenged by the linguistic and conceptual expectations of these rigorous standards in hopes of directing them onto pathways to success.

Margo Gottlieb
Director, Assessment & Evaluation
Illinois Resource Center, and
Lead Developer, WIDA Consortium

Educators can turn to this book for theoretically sound and eminently practical information about approaches and strategies to support English Learners complex language use, critical thinking, and deep engagement with the Common Core.

Rita MacDonald
Academic English Language Researcher
WIDA Consortium

From the first quote in Chapter 1 to the final word, this book struck a chord. A veritable treasure trove of useful classroom practices and scaffolding techniques are identified and carefully explained.... The valuable information in this book provides the suggestions teachers have been seeking to be successful at implementing the Common Core with their diverse, not-so-common, learners.

Susan Lafond
National Board Certified Teacher, ESL
Teacher, Advocate, and Member of the
Common Core State Standards Initiative
K12 Standards Development Team

This amazingly thorough text is one you will return to many times to get just one more idea.... The authors offer thought-provoking, engaging examples that illustrate how to motivate even the most reluctant learner.Every educator or administrator who is trying to understand how to accommodate the needs of diverse learners in grades 612 will find this text an essential resource.

Diane Lapp
Distinguished Professor of Education
San Diego State University, CA

With the CCSS, all teachers must become language teachers. This book offers essential strategies so that diverse students teachers have tools to help these students develop the language they need to reach the new standards. I recommend this book to anyone who works with diverse learners at the Grade 612 level.

Diane Staehr Fenner
President
DSF Consulting, LLC

Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove supply educators with a valuable tool that helps school personnel meet academic language and content-learner needs in all student populations in middle and secondary schools. This book, rooted in language theory and best practice, will be a hit among teachers and teacher trainers looking for strategies for teaching all students for content mastery!

Christel Broady
Director, ESL Teacher Endorsement Program
Georgetown College, KY

Luckily for us, Honigsfeld and Dove combine their extensive experience and expertise to provide thoughtful ideas and solutions [for teachers working with] not-so-common learners.... My own practice will improve as a result of reading this thorough treatment of instruction for diverse learners. Thanks, Andrea and Maria, for providing a much-needed resource.

Judy Dodge
Educational Consultant, Coach, and Author

Common Core for the Not-So-Common Learner offers teachers what few other books do: A coherent look at the Common Core State Standards through the lens of English language and other uncommon learners.... Teachers and teacher educators will find that they can succeed with rigorous and relevant learning based on research with students who can most benefit from a nuanced and thoughtful approach to their needs.

Thomas DeVere Wolsey
Program Director
Masters of Science in EducationLiteracy Specializations
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN

For years, teachers who teach in Grades 612 have had little to choose from in terms of ESL professional development, and little-to-nothing with regard to CCSS. This publication represents a significant advancement in the field on both counts. By combining research-based theory with specific classroom activities, the authors give their readers a comprehensive picture of the topic at hand with significant, useable strategies.

N. Eleni Pappamihiel
Associate Professor
TESL Program Coordinator and ELMS Project Director
University of North Carolina Wilmington

This is a must-have resource for every teacher. Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove have connected the dots between the Common Core State Standards and the tools to address the needs of diverse students in actual classrooms. This brilliantly straightforward framework is exactly what teachers have been pleading for.

Annette Shideler
President
A-Net Consulting Services, Ltd., Mt. Sinai, NY

We dedicate this book to our respective families, who are our greatest source of support for all of our endeavors: Howie, Benjamin, Jacob, and Noah; Tim, Dave, Jason, Christine, Sara, Meadow Rose, and Gavin Joseph. We also dedicate this book to all educators who are committed to the success of the not-so-common learner.

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Preface

One of the ways that teachers improve is by learning from other teachers.... Isolation is the enemy of all improvement.