Since CCSS for English Language Arts, the most significant change in recommendations for reading comprehension instruction is:

Since CCSS for English Language Arts, the most significant change in recommendations for reading comprehension instruction is:

• A. Increased focus on using expository texts in all grades
• B. Focus on poetry
• C. Reduced attention to informational text
• D. More emphasis on phonics

Answer: (A)

The main idea this item tests is the shift in reading comprehension instruction toward more exposure to informational, or expository, texts across all grade levels. The CCSS emphasize that students should regularly read nonfiction—like textbooks, articles, and reports—and practice comprehension skills within those texts. This helps students build background knowledge in science, social studies, and other domains, and learn to navigate the structures and features (headings, charts, diagrams) that nonfiction uses to convey information. By focusing on expository texts, students gain practice identifying main ideas, using evidence, and understanding how information is organized, which strengthens overall comprehension. The other options don’t reflect this broad, standards-driven move toward nonfiction across grades.

The main idea this item tests is the shift in reading comprehension instruction toward more exposure to informational, or expository, texts across all grade levels. The CCSS emphasize that students should regularly read nonfiction—like textbooks, articles, and reports—and practice comprehension skills within those texts. This helps students build background knowledge in science, social studies, and other domains, and learn to navigate the structures and features (headings, charts, diagrams) that nonfiction uses to convey information. By focusing on expository texts, students gain practice identifying main ideas, using evidence, and understanding how information is organized, which strengthens overall comprehension. The other options don’t reflect this broad, standards-driven move toward nonfiction across grades.