There has been a lot of talk about the
Common Core State Standards and how
Appendix B applies. Many educators are using the list as a primary source for text. The Common Core State Standards states as follows, with regards to appendix B:
Selecting Text Exemplars
"The following text samples primarily serve to exemplify the level of complexity and quality that the Standards require all students in a given grade band to engage with. Additionally, they are suggestive of the breadth of texts that students should encounter in the text types required by the Standards. The choices should serve as useful guideposts in helping educators select texts of similar complexity, quality, and range for their own classrooms.
They expressly do not represent a partial or complete reading list."
There are many ways for educators to choose excellent books for their reading lists. Some of them include:
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| Recommendations from other teachers, librarians, and even parents! |
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| Award Winners. You can find many award winning lists on the Internet. |
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Review committees and booksellers post their lists on their web sites.
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How are you choosing your books for your reading list to use in conjunction with the Common Core State Standards? We would like to know!
When Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast it caused devastation to many homes and businesses. There were school and public libraries that suffered losses as well. This week we're packing up book donations to send to some of the libraries that need help rebuilding their book collections. We hope to hear that these libraries will be re-opening in the near future with shelves stocked with books. 
