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Content Area Teaching and Learning
Elementary school teachers are incredibly versatile people. In one school day, a teacher will teach reading, math, science and social studies. Content area lessons require specific techniques and knowledge that help students navigate different types of texts.
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National Education Association
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Professional development webcasts
- Comprehension: Helping English Language Learners Grasp the Full Picture
- Academic Language for ELLs
- Whole Class Strategies
Additional resources
- Start with a Book: 24 kid-friendly themes, hundreds of recommended books, hands-on activities, fluency tips, and much more.
- Literacy in the Sciences parent tips (in English and Spanish)
FAQs
In our blogs
Sound It Out
- Using primary sources in the classroom
- Making writing fun
- Questions and answers about the Common Core
- Flipping the elementary classroom
- A reader's confession (AKA the need to read widely)
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Page by Page
- The power of story
- Fit for a President
- Strong, vivid narratives inspire, in nonfiction, too!
- Point of view in nonfiction picture books
- Full STEAM ahead
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The Common Core Classroom
Top articles
Basics
For parents
For teachers
- Nonfiction and the Common Core
- A Primary Grade Science Unit Using the Language Arts/Literacy Common Core State Standards
- Introducing Science Concepts to Primary Students Through Read-Alouds: Interactions and Multiple Texts Make the Difference
- Supporting Scientific Language in Primary Grades
- Guiding Students Through Expository Text with Text Feature Walks
Comprehension strategies
Download and print
- Five Literacy-Based Ways to Celebrate Earth Day with Your Child
- Reading Adventure Pack: Gardening
- Flipped Classrooms and Flipped Lessons: What Does It Mean for Parents?
- Getting the Most Out of Nonfiction Reading Time
- Preparing 21st Century Learners
- More...
Research
- Beyond Comprehension: We Have Yet to Adopt a Common Core Curriculum That Builds Knowledge Grade by Grade, But We Need To
- Advancing Our Students' Language and Literacy: The Challenge of Complex Texts
- What Classroom Observations Reveal About Reading Comprehension Instruction
