Lisa A. Fisher 
Challenge Thinking and Deepen Understanding [EPUB ebook] 
The Instructional Approach for Implementing the Common Core Standards, Grades 3-12

With new standards adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia, this professional text will address strategies to utilize in order to address the Common Core State Standards with reading closely to deepen understanding of informational text. This professional text offers why and what the English Language Arts (ELA) Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are, how to implement strategies aligned with the standards, and the importance behind text complexity and rigor. All of the strategies can be used no matter what standards are being taught and in any discipline.