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Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy Little Rock School District Elementary Literacy

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy Little Rock School District Elementary Literacy. Common Core State Standards.

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Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy Little Rock School District Elementary Literacy

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  1. Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy Little Rock School District Elementary Literacy

  2. Common Core State Standards “...the grade-specific standards define end-of-year expectations and a cumulative progression designed to enable students to meet college and career readiness expectation no later than the end of high school.” --Common Core State Standards, p. 4

  3. Students who are college and career ready will … • 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.

  4. Students who are college and career ready will… • Produce and publish documents • Interact and collaborate • Communicate using web tools • Evaluate information presented in different media formats

  5. Common Core State Standards • College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards • Anchor standards for each strand that are further defined by grade-specific standards • Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts • K-8 standards vertically aligned grade-by-grade • 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

  6. 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.

  7. Little Rock School District Elementary Literacy Curriculum • Includes reading, writing, speaking/listening, spelling vocabulary and grammar • Aligned to the Common Core State Standards • Includes consistent and similar resources • Assessed regularly

  8. What does this mean for our students? • Increased focus on writing in a variety of forms • Persuasive, informational, narrative • Increased use of informational and persuasive texts • Consistency throughout grades • Various tasks demonstrate mastery

  9. How does this fit with the “Reading By Third Grade” Goal? • Consistent content throughout the district • Specific expectations for each grade level • Assessments to keep on track • Supplemental assistance when needed • In-class • School support • After school • Summer School

  10. Important Information • Summer programs • www.pta.org – Parent documents! • www.lrsd.org - Departments – Elementary Literacy

  11. Continued & Upcoming work • Parent and Community information • Ongoing review of curriculum • Review of newly developed state assessments • Creation of performance tasks • Continued training • Collaboration with middle school and pre-kindergarten • Continued collaboration with ADE

  12. Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy Little Rock School District Elementary Literacy

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