num_pages: 238
description: In his new book In the Best Interest of Staying True to What Works in the ELA Classroom  teacher and author Kelly Gallagher notes that there are real strengths in the Common Core standards and there are significant weaknesses as well. He takes the long view reminding us that standards come and go but good teaching remains grounded in proven practices that sharpen students literacy skills.Instead of blindly adhering to the latest standards movement Gallagher Amid the frenzy of trying to teach to a new set of standards Kelly Gallagher is a strong voice of reason reminding us that instruction should be anchored around one guiding What is in the best interest of our students?
language: English
title: In the Best Interest of Students: Staying True to What Works in the ELA Classroom
publisher: Stenhouse Publishers