District 20 explains Common Cure curriculum
Since more and more students graduating high school are unprepared for college and the workplace, school systems across the country are rolling out a Common Core curriculum.
District 20 Superintendent Karina Costantino explained to parents at the districts Community Education Council meeting held at P.S. 682 on Wednesday, March 20 that the Common Core changes in the way math and reading are taught.
Instructional shifts in the way literacy is taught include: read as much non-fiction as fiction; learn about the world by reading; read more challenging material closely; discuss reading using evidence; write non-fiction using evidence and increase academic vocabulary.