<p><em>“I have read two books that give me hope that the CCSS may improve both teaching and learning, especially for struggling readers and writers. This book, written by ReLeah Lent and Barry Gilmore, is one of those two books (the other was written by Lucy Calkins and her colleagues). . . . So, read this book and then begin to adapt your instruction in the manner described so artfully.”<br /></em>- Richard L. Allington, Professor of Education, University of Tennessee</p><p><em><strong>How to revive your most resistant learners<br /></strong>Common Core CPR</em> is needed. Urgently. Because if we continue to insist that all students meet expectations that are well beyond their abilities, these kids will only decline faster. We must cast aside what we know harms students and apply the teaching methods we know work.<br /><br />Embracing what is best about the standards, Lent and Gilmore explicitly connect ideal outcomes to practical classroom strategies, including how to </p><ul> <li>Consider choice and relevance in every assignment </li> <li>Plan and spot opportunities for success </li> <li>Scaffold students’ comprehension of fiction and nonfiction </li> <li>Model close reading </li> <li>Teach students to use evidence</li></ul><p>An international consultant, <strong>ReLeah Cossett Lent</strong> was a secondary teacher before becoming a founding member of a statewide literacy project at the University of Central Florida. The author of eight books--including <em>Overcoming Textbook Fatigue</em>--and chair of NCTE’s Standing Committee Against Censorship, she is the recipient of ALA’s Intellectual Freedom Award, NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Award, the PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award, and most recently, the Florida Council of Teachers of English President’s Award. <br /><br /><strong>Barry Gilmore</strong> is the Middle School Head at Hutchison School in Memphis, Tennessee. A National Board Certified Teacher, he taught English and social studies for nearly twenty years. Barry is the author of six literacy books and former president of the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English. Awards for his teaching have come from NCTE, TCTE, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Tennessee Holocaust Commission.</p>