Discussion
Write a 640 word count and compare the issues that Mississippi has as relates to assessment and curriculum in the classroom in reading for students.
Also, reflect on What is meant by "teaching to the test"? Why does this have such a negative connotation in the schools? Include a peer review article as it relates to curriculum Common Core Standards, and the Foundations of Reading.
References
Afflerbach, P. (Ed.). (2010). Essential readings on assessment. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Allington, R. L. (2005). What really matters for struggling readers: Designing research-based programs (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.