Common Core Comprehension Seeing Stars

Are You Developing the Skills and Habits Students Need for Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Success with Rigorous Standards?

Nov 01, 2016

The Common Core State Standards, as well as independent state standards, significantly raise the bar for all students regarding the demands of literacy and critical thinking. Teachers are expected to cover more complex...

Common Core Comprehension Concept Imagery

The Imagery-Language Connection: Imagery and Verbal Processing for Literacy, Cognition, and Memory

Mar 03, 2015

by Nanci Bell “If I can't picture it, I can't understand it.” — Albert Einstein Einstein's famous axiom underlies comprehension and critical thinking. In classrooms today, great teachers explicitly develop a...