...students ability to engage in close reading and to manage text complexity is highly dependent on their degree of familiarity with the topic of the text. And the average likelihood of their possessing the requisite degree of familiarity with the various topics they encounter in life or on tests will depend upon the breadth of their knowledge. No amount of practice exercises (which takes time away from knowledge-gaining) will foster wide knowledge. If students know a lot theyll easily learn to be skilled in reading and writing. But if they know little they will perform poorly on language tests -- and in life. A quote from E.D. Hirschs article The Common Core Tests in Language Arts Will Soon Be Coming to Your Childs School. Tell Your Local Superintendent: Dont Worry. Students Will Ace Those Tests If They Learn History, Civics, Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts huffingtonpost/e-d-hirsch-jr/the-common-core-tests-in-_b_3671641.html
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 22:00:00 +0000
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