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A Common Sense Approach to the Common Core ELA Grades K - 2

A Common Sense Approach to the Common Core ELA Grades K - 2. Bethpage Parent Academy October 28, 2013 Steven P. Furrey Laura Miniero. Shifts in ELA/Literacy. ELA/Literacy Shift 1: Read as much non-fiction as fiction. In the Classroom. In the Home. Reading more non-fiction

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A Common Sense Approach to the Common Core ELA Grades K - 2

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  1. A Common Sense Approach to the Common CoreELA Grades K - 2 Bethpage Parent Academy October 28, 2013 Steven P. Furrey Laura Miniero

  2. Shifts in ELA/Literacy Source: http://www.engageny.org/resource/common-core-shifts

  3. ELA/Literacy Shift 1: Read as much non-fiction as fiction In the Classroom In the Home Source: http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf (pg. 3) Reading more non-fiction Learning the ways non-fiction is put together and organized Discussing the details of non-fiction Supply more non-fiction texts Read non-fiction texts aloud or with your child Have fun with non-fiction

  4. ELA/Literacy Shift 2: Focus Grades 6-12Learn about the world by reading In the Classroom In the Home Source: http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf (pg. 4) Reading in all content areas, e.g., social studies & science Experiencing and discussing features of primary source documents, e.g., historical images http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/ Supply access to a series of texts on a topic of interest, e.g., ships Discuss non-fiction texts and ideas within

  5. ELA/Literacy Shift 3: Read more complex material carefully In the Classroom In the Home Source: http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf (pg. 6) Re-read texts multiple times Read material at their independent level and at challenging level, with support Learn how to manage frustration and persevere Provide more challenging texts AND provide texts they WANT to read and can read independently Read challenging texts with/to your children

  6. ELA/Literacy Shift 4: Discussing reading using evidence In the Classroom In the Home Source: http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf (pg. 8) Finding evidence to support their claims Forming judgments about the text Discussing the author’s decisions Talk about the text Ask for evidence in daily discussions Re-read the book with your children and ask for evidence

  7. ELA/Literacy Shift 5: Writing from sources In the Classroom In the Home Source: http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf (pg. 9) Learning how to support their responses with evidence from the text Comparing multiple texts Learning how to write well Encourage writing at home Write books together using evidence and details

  8. ELA/Literacy Shift 6: Academic Vocabulary In the Classroom In the Home Source: http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf (pg. 10) Students will constantly build the transferable vocabulary they need to access grade level complex texts Students will develop the understanding that written language is much more complex than what we use in everyday language Read often and constantly with babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and children Read multiple books about the same topic with your children Let your children see you reading

  9. NYS ELA-CC versus NYS CCLS English Language Arts Core Curriculum (2005) Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy (2011) Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding. Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression. Standard 3: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation. Standard 4: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction • Reading Standards: Foundational Skills (K-2) • Print Concepts • Phonological Awareness • Phonics and Word Recognition • Fluency • Reading Standards for Informational Texts & for Literature • Key Ideas and Details • Craft and Structure • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas • Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity • Responding to Literature • Writing Standards • Text Types and Purposes • Production and Distribution of Writing • Research to Build and Present Knowledge • Range of Writing • Responding to Literature

  10. Differences in Expectations - Kindergarten English Language Arts Core Curriculum (2005) Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy (2011) Reading Standards: Fluency • Read familiar kindergarten-level texts at the emergent level Grade 1 Reading - Decoding Including Phonics and Structural Analysis • Identify and produce letter-sound correspondences, including consonants and short and long vowels Reading Standards: Foundational Skills Fluency • 4. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding. Phonics and Word Recognition • Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

  11. Differences in Expectations – 1st Grade English Language Arts Core Curriculum (2005) Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy (2011) Source: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/ela/elarg.html Grade 2 Reading Standard 1 Identify main ideas and supporting details in informational texts, with assistance. Recognize and use organizational features of texts, such as page numbers and chapter headings /subheadings, to locate information, with assistance. Grade 2 Reading Standard 2 Explain the difference between fact and fiction, with assistance. Reading Standard: Informational Text Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text. Reading Standard: Literature Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.

  12. Differences in Expectations – 2nd Grade English Language Arts Core Curriculum (2005) Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy (2011) Source: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/ela/elarg.html Grade 3 Reading Standard 1 Identify main ideas and supporting details in informational texts. Use text features, such as captions, charts, tables, graphs, maps, notes, and other visuals, to understand informational texts, with assistance. Grade 2 Reading Standard 2 Use specific evidence from stories to describe characters and relate sequences of events, with assistance. Reading Standard: Informational Text Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. Reading Standard: Literature Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

  13. Lexile Levels Typical Text Measures by Grade *COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH, LANGUAGE ARTS, APPENDIX A (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION), NGA AND CCSSO, 2012 The Lexile® Framework for reading: Find books on your child’s lexile level or range http://www.lexile.com/fab/

  14. Sample Expectations for Writing http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/nysp12cclsela.pdf

  15. Sample Kindergarten Writing Annotation The writer of this piece • tells the reader the name of the book (in the title of the paper). o My fabit(favorite) Book is do you Want to be my FRIEND • states an opinion or preference about the book. o . . . my fait (favorite) pot (part) is the hos (horse) Source: http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_C.pdf

  16. Sample First Grade Writing The writer of this piece - Names the topic (in the title): My Big Book About Spain Supplies some facts about the topic.Spainis loacted(located) in the south western tip of Europe. Spain has alot of fiestas. Spain . . . has bull fights . . .Spain’s neighbors are France, Andorra, Algeria, Portugal and Morocco. Provides some sense of closure. One day when I am a researcher I am going to go to Spain and write about it! Demonstrates command of some of the conventions of standard written English. This piece illustrates the writer’s awareness of beginning-of-sentence capitalization and end-of-sentence punctuation as well as the use of capital letters for proper nouns. Source: http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_C.pdf

  17. Sample Second Grade Writing • The writer of this piece: • Introduces the topic (with some words from the book) and the title. • When you go owling you don’t need words, or worm (warm) or any thing. but hope. This is (from) the book of Owl Moon. • States an opinion about the book and supplies reasons to support the opinion. • I like that phrase Because The boy was happy becaus(because) he got to go owlingand hes(he’s) been wonted (wanting) to go owling for a long time and he finally got to go. • Uses linking words to connect opinion and reasons. • I like it Because it makes me feel good Because you don’t haf’t(have) to have words to go owling but you haf’t to have hope to see an owl. • Demonstrates growing command of the conventions of standard written English. • This piece illustrates the writer’s understanding that capital letters are used in a title, that the pronoun I should be capitalized, and that sentences should begin with a capital letter. The title of the book is underlined, and most words are spelled correctly. The use of the comma and the apostrophe is not consistent, but all sentences end with periods.

  18. Common Core Interactive Resources The Lexile® Framework for reading: Find books on your child’s lexile level or range http://www.lexile.com/fab/ TumbleBooks®: Each elementary school’s website has a link. Go to your school’s homepage and click on the icon for TumbleBooks® MacMillan/McGraw-Hill Treasures Reading®: Each elementary school’s website has a link. Go to your school’s homepage and click on the icon for Treasures Reading®, then choose your child’s grade. Elementary Zone®: Each elementary school’s website has a link. Go to your school’s homepage and click on the icon for Elementary Zone, then choose your child’s grade. StarFall®: offers free literacy activities appropriate for grades K-2: http://www.starfall.com/ The site can also be accessed from your elementary school’s main page. Scholastic Listen and Read (appropriate for K-1): http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/ Storybird (appropriate for K-2 writing): http://storybird.com/ PowerMyLearning.org (appropriate for K-2): http://powermylearning.org/

  19. Common Core Parent Resources New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/nysp12cclsela.pdf Common Core Learning Standards Shifts for Parents and Students http://www.engageny.org/resource/shifts-for-students-and-parents NYS Common Core Parent Backpack Guide http://www.engageny.org/parent-and-family-resources NYS Common Core – Working with the Shifts http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/parent_workshop_what_parents_can_do_handout.pdf NYS Common Core Resources http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/parent_workshop_common_core_resources_for_parents_to_learn_more.pdf National PTA Parents’ Guides to Student Success http://pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2910 NYSUT Parent Guide to Common Core Learning http://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/common-core/articles/parents-guide-to-common-core-learning-standards

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