The powerful influence of the learning progressions in planning for instruction and assessment / Maryann D. Wiggs -- The "new" reading-rigor, range, reasoning, and relationships / Angela Peery -- The "new" writing-sharing, shifting, and sustaining student writing / Lisa Cenelak -- The "new" speaking and listening : the need for rich conversations and showcasing knowledge / Lisa Cebelak -- So much more than grammar : how the language strand of the common core supports and strengthens the other strands / Angela Peery -- Preparing for common core implemenation of literacy expectations / Thomasina D. Piercy -- Text complexity structures : comprehending increased levels of complex text / Thomasina D. Piercy -- Increasing students' deeper understanding of complex texts with disciplinary literacy instruction / Thomasina D. Piercy -- Teaching strategies for reading for information in the english language arts common core / Cathy J. Lassiter.