User:Ngdana/PeerReview/Mgmari19/literacyintheunitedstates

The article maintains an overall encyclopedia voice as well as a neutral tone. This is because each line is factual and can be fact checked by scholarly sources. However, there is a lack of citations, with only one citation present in the whole article. Especially where are dates or phrases stating the goals and details of the Common core curriculum, the line must be cited because the reader would think it's an assumption if it wasn't cited. I also found that the last line "Educational gaps are created by inequality within classrooms, in this case, a separation between ELL and native English speakers due in part by Common Core's lack of support." states a limitation of common core, but does not state who's opinion it is. I would suggest finding multiple sources from different scholars that view Common core as a limitation for ELL. In addition, though there is a maintenance of neutrality, there is only one limitation of common core that is stated while the majority of the paragraph is about the positives. This hinders the balance of the paragraph, the discussion of common core. I would recommend finding more sources that talk about the limitations of common core to keep the paragraph balance.

Nevertheless, overall the paragraph is factual and the present references are up to date.