Ed Source – Daniel Helena
“Too much of commercial curricula are intentionally designed for a narrow population — students who read at grade-level, speak English as their first language and whose identities reflect the dominant culture. Instead of using the books and materials that our curriculum prescribes, we use more accessible texts, including news articles and other materials, to teach sixth-grade skills and standards while still helping our students master some of the more fundamental oral reading skills, such as fluency, expression and phrasing.” (more)