All of the ELA Standards jointly developed by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association are consistently met both by this guide [partly keyed with page numbers below] or by simply reading the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series itself [keyed with and “R” below]. Note in these excerpts from the standards the use of terms such as visual, graphics, and non-print throughout—in the twenty-first century, literacy in these “languages” is considered essential, not just a tool for struggling or reluctant readers. In any case, these standards specify that “students: read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States . . . Among these texts are . . . contemporary works