Adopting a Critical Inquiry Approach in an English Curriculum Framework

Standards-based curriculum, an increasing part of school reform efforts since the 1980s, is informed by a variety of approaches. English language arts teachers need to understand these approaches and how to implement the Common Core Standards (2010) in the light of the best thinking and research on the teaching of English. While drawing on the whole repertoire of approaches and theories, this book especially emphasizes a critical inquiry approach, an approach we believe will make implementing the CCSS effective and meaningful.