blog : November 2013
New Republic's Misleading Article on CCSS
11/04/2013
This article frustrates me. CCSS is not perfect but this author's article about texts is completely misleading and perpetuates more CCSS mythology.
Lexile is ONE component of the three part system. The three part model EQUALLY emphasizes quantitative measures (LEXILE), qualitative measures (which includes figurative language, symbolism, and prior knowledge) and reader and task considerations (which addresses engagement and motivation). The CCSS document clearly explains that text complexity goes far beyond a simple quantitative measure, like Lexile. The text complexity model was developed to more adequately address the linguistic complexities of literature. Shame on you New Republic. I expect better from this publication.
There are additional errors:
The Department of Education has nothing to do with CCSS. Board of Governors and Council of Chief School Officials govern CCSS. The author states that the federal government created the CCSS model for measuring textual complexity. This is simply not true. It was actually designed from some of our best thinkers in the reading field. Some of these experts are also members of the National Reading panel.
All I expect is that critics of CCSS ACTUALLY READ THE DOCUMENT. CCSS text complexity is a three part system and this article claims that only Lexile measures matter. The author should've read the entire CCSS document which includes substantial discussion of the text complexity model.
Original article here: www.newrepublic.com/article/115393/common-core-standards-make-mockery-novels-complexity?
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