Our “Unsung Heroes” webinar series spotlights the key ingredients that fuel reading comprehension. Enabling students to develop this literacy superpower is complex, so we’re examining the instructional components that drive this growth.
The next installment, “Curriculum, an Unsung Hero of Reading Comprehension,” discusses the vital role of curriculum in developing student skills and content knowledge, along with concrete strategies to recognize, adopt, and support teachers in implementing high-quality, knowledge-building curriculum in the classroom.
This webinar, hosted by StandardsWork Chief Program Officer Kristen McQuillan, featured Pamela Snow of the SOLAR Lab at La Trobe University, Staria Alexander of TNTP, and Scott Langford of Sumner County Schools.
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Resources mentioned in this webinar
- Knowledge Matters Review Tool: A Guide for Evaluating K-8 Curriculum: https://knowledgematterscampaign.org/review-tool
- The Snow Report: https://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/
- Placing the Text at the Center of the Standards-Based ELA Classroom (Liben and Pimentel): Text-at-the-Center-Report-V5.pdf
- The Supplemental Curriculum Bazaar: The Supplemental Curriculum Bazaar: Is What’s Online Any Good?
- Tis the Season of Test Prep (Shanahan): Tis the Season of Test Prep: Bah Humbug | Shanahan on Literacy
- Want Better Teaching, Get Better Curricula (Wexler): Want Better Teaching? Get Better Curricula. – Education Next
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We’ve made our entire “Unsung Heroes” series available to stream. Check out previous discussions about student knowledge, vocabulary, discourse, and writing on our Webinars page.