The Common Core has raised the bar for students—and their teachers. In this comprehensive resource, master teachers Karen Biggs-Tucker and Brian Tucker describe the teaching shifts needed to help students meet the r...

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The Common Core has raised the bar for students—and their teachers. In this comprehensive resource, master teachers Karen Biggs-Tucker and Brian Tucker describe the teaching shifts needed to help students meet the rigorous demands of the new standards, showing teachers how they can build upon good practice already in place and take it up a notch to address higher standards. With charts highlighting changes, sample lessons that take instruction to the next level, and plenty of practical tips and how-to’s, this will be a welcome companion for any teacher working with rigorous standards. Includes downloadable videos and teaching resources! For use with Grades 3-5.


  • Excellent reading comprehension resource correlated to new state and national standards
  • Describes teaching shifts needed to help meet rigorous demands standards
  • Contains model lessons and practical strategies
  • Helps teachers keep good practices already in place
  • Comes with free online resources including class videos, graphic organizers and more
  • Excellent reading comprehension resource correlated to new state and national standards
  • Describes teaching shifts needed to help meet rigorous demands standards
  • Contains model lessons and practical strategies
  • Helps teachers keep good practices already in place
  • Comes with free online resources including class videos, graphic organizers and more

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