Amid the CCSS “shifts,” let’s not lose sight of independent reading practice : Renaissance Learning Blog. Amid the CCSS “shifts,” let’s not lose sight of independent reading practice March 27, 2014 Tags: comprehension, Independent Reading Practice, reading scores, text complexity Earlier this month, our Chief Academic Officer Gene Kerns wrote about text complexity and the Common Core State Standards. His comments remind us that even with all the attention on the “shifts” demanded by new standards, we should not overlook the importance of independent reading practice. The authors of the new standards agree. Appendix A of the CCSS English Language Arts document says that “students need opportunities to stretch their reading abilities but also to experience the satisfaction and pleasure of easy, fluent reading within them, both of which the Standards allow for” (p. 9). Why is independent reading practice important? In addition to the reasons listed above, it’s nearly impossible to become skilled at something without doing it.
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