says noted literacy expert Timothy Shanahan, who explores the five following legends with the hope of slowing their spread: (1) The new
standards prohibit teachers from setting purposes for reading or discussing prior knowledge; (2) teachers are no longer required to teach
phonological awareness, phonics, or fluency; (3) English teachers can no longer teach literature in literature classes; (4) teachers must teach students at frustration levels; and (5) most schools are already teaching the new
standards.
State
standards include indicators in oral language comprehension,
phonological awareness, vocabulary, letter name knowledge and print concepts (comprehensive in literacy).