How to Align Literacy Instruction, Assessment, and Standards: And Achieve Results You Never Dreamed Possible

This is the book that inspired me to professionally side step the test-prep classroom environment of dull grade level anthologies and drill and kill worksheets in lieu of in-depth studies of engaging fiction and non-fiction texts and trade books. Our recent foray into Island of the Blue Dolphins definitely revealed that my students' overall text comprehension, command of new and unique vocabulary, grasp of overlying literature themes, identification of major and minor plot lines, and awareness of the ever changing character traits of the individuals within the story was significantly enhance simply by my refreshed way of teaching. Please refrain from purchasing this book simply to place it on your shelf of notable professional books, as How to Align Literacy Instruction, Assessment, and Standards deserves to be read, dog-eared, margin noted, and implemented daily into your classroom.

This book is a great book as it provokes thoughts that allow you to organize your instruction to a higer level. It allows to you examine what you do and why you do it. I believe the author really understands what a teacher goes through and makes the monster more efficient. The book offers information as well as practical support for all teachers.