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Episode 37

The article Placing Text at the Center of the Standards-Aligned ELA Classroom is a must-read — before or after you listen to this episode!

Meredith Liben and Sue Pimentel join us to unpack the true intentions behind the Common Core State Standards and how they’ve sometimes been misinterpreted in practice. They share what they’ve observed in classrooms and schools — both when high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) are in place and when they’re not.

We also ask them some tough (and important!) questions:

  • What does this mean for assessment, especially “data-driven” instruction?
  • What are better ways to assess and track student progress?

Meredith and Sue are smart, funny, and incredibly relatable — you’ll love this conversation. It’s truly a must-listen episode!

📖 Read the article that inspired this episode:
Placing Text at the Center of the Standards-Aligned ELA Classroom

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Chapters

1. Why Re-release This Conversation (00:00:00)

2. Meet Sue Pimentel and Meredith Liben (00:00:52)

3. What ELA Standards Really Mean (00:03:26)

4. Knit, Don’t Split: The Interweave (00:06:40)

5. ELA Isn’t Math: Progression Myths (00:10:37)

6. Foundational Skills: The Real Exception (00:12:27)

7. Access Through Oral Comprehension (00:15:25)

8. Text Complexity and Equity (00:18:25)

9. Grade-Level Texts vs Leveling (00:21:40)

10. The Ladder: Standards 1 and 10 (00:25:12)

11. Stop “Beating” Texts for Skills (00:28:30)

12. Plan With the Text, Always (00:31:05)

13. The Burden of Leveled Libraries (00:34:04)

14. Workshop Dreams, Text-Centered Reality (00:37:00)

15. Whole-Class Talk Builds Belonging (00:40:05)

16. Data-Driven? Rethink the Data (00:42:02)

17. What Assessments Miss (00:46:00)

18. Fluency, Prosody, and Insight (00:49:10)

19. Knowledge Volume and Scaffolds (00:52:00)

20. Multimedia as Text Access (00:55:00)

21. Hosts’ Reflections: A Mindset Shift (00:57:00)

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