Support Common Core Literacy with Electronic Resources What’s
the key to student success? Reading! The State Library
electronic resources can help students become college and career
ready and help teachers implement Common Core literacy standards
by providing access to online encyclopedias, journals, ebooks
and more. For example, the Reading Standards for Informational
Text emphasize the special skills needed when reading for
factual information, whether for school or personal interest, in
all formats. World Book Online offers help in this area by
providing read aloud, videos, and article subheadings to help
readers stay on track. Articles also give links to other
articles or supplemental material if readers want more
information. SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Issues Researcher, and
ProQuest provide informational articles about a broad variety of
topics. Issues Researcher has read aloud and research tools to
help students process what they read, especially “My Analysis”
and “Note Organizer.” Special features in Disco