Text Books and the Common Core: A Simulated Adoption

Simulated Adoption of Textbook Task: You are a teacher of Reading, serving on a committee to adopt new texts for your reading/language arts class.  Take a look at the texts and make a recommendation.

Explore these questions while looking through the new texts that claim to be Common Core.

1. How rich is the content?
2. How organized and accessible is the material?
3. Do the texts allow for a range of user strengths?
4. Do the texts support several different methods/strategies for teaching?
5. Are they aligned and rich in Common Core standards?

Keep a chart of your impressions of each text and be prepared to discuss your recommendation for adoption.

Common Core Claims by Publishers
Boasts about Common Core and Texts a Sham