a-roundup-of-news-about-the-common-core A roundup of news about the Common Core

 http://oomscholasticblog.com/2012/05/a-roundup-of-news-about-the-common-core.html

This was an interesting read about the Common Core.  The article suggest that there will be a shift in the types of books students will be reading in school.  The focus will be on non- fiction books.  I believe non-fiction text is extremely important when teaching reading; however, I think it is best to have a variety of genres in children's literature.  Hopefully we can apply Science, Social Studies and math selections into our ELA lessons and still have time for other genres.