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Finding Opportunities in the Common Core State Standards

Discover the importance of Common Core State Standards in enhancing literacy and college readiness. Review key aspects of the standards, including text complexity and reading comprehension development. Explore resources for effective implementation and gain insights into assessing students' progress.

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Finding Opportunities in the Common Core State Standards

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  1. Finding Opportunities in the Common Core State Standards June 2010

  2. Why Common Standards? Focus as a nation on College and Career Readiness (CCR) Need a common definition of CCR and K-12 Progression to CCR Variation in achievement levels on NAEP vs. State Assessments (Inflated proficiency levels) Next step in a progression for Michigan (NCLB, GLCE, HSCE, MMC, ACT, MEAP/MME)

  3. Common Core State Standards • Standards, NOT Curriculum • Will need to be supported by coherent, content-rich curriculum • Do NOT define everything that should be taught or assessed at the classroom or district levels • Align well with HSCE and MMC CCE

  4. Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/ Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

  5. CCSS Opportunity To define literacy as everyone’s responsibility To examine current literacy practices in content area classes (ELA, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies) To revisit ACT’s Reading Between the Lines Characteristics of Complex Text Flipbook To learn more about close and critical reading

  6. CCSS Opportunity To review the rigor, relevance, coherence of our curricular units and interventions To develop assessments that help us focus on meeting critical targets To celebrate what is working well To revisit areas that still need attention

  7. CCSS ELA/Literacy Capacities Students ready for college and a career (p. 7) Demonstrate independence Build strong content knowledge Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline Comprehend as well as critique Value evidence Use technology and digital media strategically and capably Come to understand other perspectives and cultures

  8. Common Core State Standards forEnglish Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects • College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards • Overarching standards for each strand that are further defined by grade-specific standards • Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts • K-8, grade-by-grade • 9-10 and 11-12 grade bands for high school • Four strands: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language • Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects • Standards are embedded at grades K-5 • Content-specific literacy standards are provided for grades 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12 8

  9. Focus Areas DRAFT Publisher’s Criteria for ELA/Literacy 4-12 CCSS • Text Complexity • Range and Quality of Texts • High Quality Text Dependent Questions and Tasks • Writing and Research that Analyzes Sources and Deploys Evidence • Additional Criteria for Student Writing, Listening, Speaking, and Language CCSS Authors David Coleman (and Sue Pimentel) – CCSSO Webinar 3/4/11 9

  10. Additional Implementation Tools and Resources CCSSO – ELA/Literacy CCSS Writers • Publisher’s Criteria for Development of Instructional Materials • Text Complexity Definitions • Sample Instructional Unit “Great Conversations” • Visual Description of How the Standards Work Together CCSSO - CCSS Implementation Tools and Resources 4/12/11 10

  11. Reading Strand • Deep Comprehension • Close and Critical Reading • Common Components of HS MMC Model Units • Close and Critical Reading Bookmarks • Four Questions • What does the text say? • How does it say it? • What does it mean? • So what? 11

  12. Overview of Reading Strand Progressive development of reading comprehension; students gain more from what they read • Emphasize the importance of grade-level texts that are of appropriate difficulty and are increasingly sophisticated • Standards for Reading Foundational Skills (K-5) • Reading Standards for Literature (K-12) • Reading Standards for Informational Text (K-12) • Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (6-12) • Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects (6-12) 12

  13. Complex Text Performance on complex texts is the clearest differentiator in reading between students who are likely to be ready for college and those who are not. And this is true for both genders, all racial/ethnic groups, and all annual family income levels. - ACT Reading Between the Lines

  14. Overview of Text Complexity Appendix A (p. 4-6) Qualitative measures – levels of meaning, structure, language conventionality and clarity, and knowledge demands Quantitative measures – readability and other scores of text complexity Quantitative Qualitative Reader and Task – background knowledge of reader, motivation, interests, and complexity generated by tasks assigned Reader and Task • Reading Standards include exemplar texts (stories and literature, poetry, and informational texts) that illustrate appropriate level of complexity by grade (Appendix B) • Text complexity is defined by 14

  15. From Reading Between the Lines http://act.org/research/policymakers/pdf/reading_summary.pdf

  16. Example of Grade-Level Progression in Reading CCR Reading Standard 3: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. 16

  17. Grade-Level Progression Format highlights progression of standards across grades 17

  18. Overview of Writing Strand • Expect students to compose arguments and opinions, informative/explanatory pieces, and narrative texts • Focus on the use of reason and evidence to substantiate an argument or claim • Emphasize ability to conduct research – short projects and sustained inquiry • Require students to incorporate technology as they create, refine, and collaborate on writing • Include student writing samples that illustrate the criteria required to meet the standards (See Appendix C for writing samples) 18

  19. Argument vs. Persuasion (A p. 24) Persuasive Strategies credibility, character, or authority of the writer audience’s self-interest, sense of identity, emotions Logical Argument perceived merit and reasonableness of the claims and proofs offered CCSS place a special emphasis on writing logical arguments (CCR requires “argument literacy”)

  20. W1Argument K-12 Progression K Compose opinion pieces; state an opinion or preference 1 – 2 Write opinion pieces Introduce topic, opinion, reason, closure 3 – 5 Write opinion pieces on topics Support point of view with reasons and information 6 – 8 Write arguments to support claims Clear reasons and relevant evidence 9 – 12 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts Valid reasoning, relevant and sufficient evidence

  21. Overview of Speaking and Listening Strand (A p.26-7) • Develop oral language as a goal in its own right; use as a mechanism for developing comprehension • Require interpretation and analysis of message as presented through oral, visual, or multimodal formats • Promote conversations to compare, contrast, analyze, and synthesize ideas • Focus on speaking and listening in a range of settings, both formal and informal – academic, small-group, whole-class discussions • Emphasize effective communication practices 21

  22. Overview of Language Strand Language (A p. 28 - 31) • Include conventions for writing and speaking • To be addressed in context of reading, writing, speaking and listening • Progressive language skills (grades 3-10) Vocabulary (A p.32 - 35) • Highlight the importance of vocabulary acquisition through a mix of conversation, direct instruction, and reading • Focus on academic vocabulary – access to complex text • Introduction of domain-specific vocabulary words in context Media and Technology are integrated throughout the standards. 22

  23. Overview of Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Reading Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects • Knowledge of domain-specific vocabulary • Analyze, evaluate, and differentiate primary and secondary sources • Synthesize quantitative and technical information, including facts presented in maps, timelines, flowcharts, or diagrams Writing Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects • Write arguments on discipline-specific content and informative/explanatory texts • Use of data, evidence, and reason to support arguments and claims • Use of domain-specific vocabulary 23

  24. For More Information Visit the Common Core State Standards website pages to learn morewww.corestandards.org Find CCS information on MDE site (including alignment documents)http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140--232021--,00.html

  25. ELA Resources Michigan’s Mission Possible: Get ALL Adolescents Literate and Learninghttp://www.missionliteracy.com/ Susan Codere Kelly, MDE HS Project CoordinatorCodereS@michigan.gov Ruth Isaia, Ph.D., MDE ELA ConsultantIsaiaR@michigan.gov

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