Here are some links to other websites that you might find useful:

• Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert is a Research Associate with the VASE project. Her non-profit organization, Textproject, is rich with teacher resources for vocabulary learning, text complexity, the Common Core State Standards, and free books developed to support readers, as well as research papers  and professional development materials
• Understanding Language is another valuable website that addresses language and literacy for English Language Learners as they relate to the Common Core State Standards.
•  The US Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences and the National Center for Educational Research provided funding for the VASE project. To reach our official IES site, please go to our IES funded research page.
• A list of recommended word consciousness words through the Goodbuy project