Thank you for joining us today. Common Core 101: Understanding the will begin at 1 p.m. CST. Until then, enjoy the silence! Common Core 101: Understanding the Tuesday, December 10 1 p.m. CST Today s panelist: Amy Cox Library Marketing Manager Gillian Engberg Books for Youth Editorial Director @BooklistGillian Tweet this #BooklistWebinar Today s panelist: Download a list of the titles featured in today s presentation at www.booklistonline.com/commoncore101 Amy Cox Library Marketing Manager Common Core 101 1
The New Literacy The New Literacy To be ready for college, workforce training, and a life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas... to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and nonprint texts in media forms old and new. To be ready for college, workforce training, and a life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas... to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and nonprint texts in media forms old and new. From the Introduction to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy From the Introduction to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy Bloom s Taxonomy A way to orient yourself; not part of the CCSS Evaluation Synthesis Analysis Application Comprehension Common Core Is NOT Grade: 3 Strand: Earth Science Sub-strand: The Universe Standard: 2. Objects in the solar system as seen from Earth have various sizes and distinctive patterns of motion. Benchmark: Recognize that the Earth is one of several planets that orbit the sun, and that the moon orbits the Earth. Knowledge Evaluation 2
ALERT! Common Core does not replace current science & social studies standards. Common Core is additional and complementary to these standards. Common Core More Than: Standard: The student will apply knowledge of the sounds of the English language (phonemic awareness) and sound-symbol relationships (phonics). Benchmarks: The student will: 1. See, hear, say, and write the basic sounds (phonemes) of the English language. 2. Match consonant and short vowel sounds to appropriate letters, say the common sounds of most letters, and begin to write consonant-vowel/consonant words. 3. Identify and name uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. 4. Identify beginning consonant sounds and ending sounds in single-syllable words. 5. Identify, produce, and say rhyming words in response to an oral prompt. 6. Read 10 high-frequency words. Reading in the Common Core is making meaning. Calkins, L., Ehrenworth, M., & Lehmen, C. (2012). Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. ALERT! Common Core DOES replace current English Language Arts (ELA) standards. Elevates the focus from the mechanics of reading to comprehension, analysis. Mechanics still must be taught (Reading Fundamentals section), but the CCSS requires a higher level of performance. An Aha! Moment Common Core instruction is not about what is in the book. The Myth of the CCSS Recommended Reading List Otherwise known as Appendix B/Exemplar Texts Common Core instruction is what you do with the content of the book. The choices should serve as useful guideposts in helping educators select texts of similar complexity, quality and range for their own classrooms. They expressly do not represent a partial or complete reading list. 3
Structure of ELA Standards Four strands: Reading Literature Informational Foundational Writing Speaking and Listening Language Each strand has up to 4 anchors Anchors stay the same across the grade levels Reading Anchor Strands K-5 Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Each anchor is supported by up to 3 standards The standards do change by grade level Key idea: Skills build Anchor: Key Ideas and Details K Grade 1 Grade 2 Any book is a Common Core book! 1. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text Ask and answer questions about key details in a text Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text 2. 3. Bonus theme! 6 CCSS Themes to Know Fairy tales Folk tales Myths 4
Theme 1: Nonfiction Called informational text Expository text, too Types of nonfiction/informational text: Narrative Nonfiction Informational Text Procedural Text Argument/Persuasion LOTS! Percentage of Reading Time Grade Literary (Fiction) Informational (Nonfiction) 4 50% 50% 8 45% 55% 12 30% 70% Libraries Must Prepare Stay current Start young Teach how to read including text type and features Promote (book talks etc.) Explore all nonfiction has to offer (text types, formats etc.) Are you artificially limiting informational text reading with narrow ZPDs? Example: Text Features Key elements you will find in all Capstone books: Table of Contents Graphs and charts Glossary Index Find out more Get This Tattooed Any book that gets kids to read nonfiction with the same volume and rate at which they read fiction should be treasured and replicated. Calkins, L., Ehrenworth, M., & Lehmen, C. (2012). Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Theme 2: Reading Across the Curriculum The official title of the ELA standards is: Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Literacy no longer the exclusive responsibility of English Language Arts (ELA) Terms to watch: domain specific, discipline specific 5
Reminder: Common Core does not replace current science & social studies standards. Common Core is additional and complementary to these standards. Good Collection Development is Good Collection Development 3 in 1! Informational text Alternate format Science standard Bang for your buck Theme 3: Alternate Formats 21 st -century view of literacy Comics Drawing books Digital Another Aha! Moment Print vs. digital; text vs. illustration are all false choices. Our goal is to provide rich learning experiences. We must use all the tools available. Comics/Graphic Novels How do you know? 6
Wordless Picture Books Examples: Grade 2: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a printed or digital text to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting or plot. Grade 3: Explain how specific aspects of a text s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting). Grade 5: Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). Theme 4: Back to the Text Evidence-based Primary sources Theme 5: Text Analysis Recognize, Analyze, Evaluate, Write: Perspective Cause & effect Problem/solution Compare and contrast Relationship Sequence Opinion Persuasion Perspective Cause & effect Problem/solution Compare and contrast Relationship Sequence Opinion Persuasion All are equally present in fiction and nonfiction! 7
Text Complexity Made Simple Text Complexity: Not Just One Thing Text Complexity Text Complexity Quantitative: Readability measures and other scores of text complexity Qualitative: Levels of meaning, structure, language conventionality and clarity and knowledge demands Text Complexity Reader and Task: Reader variables (such as motivation, knowledge, and experiences) and task variables (such as purpose and the complexity generated by the task assigned and the questions posed) ALERT! Text Complexity & Informational Text Nonfiction levels high (quantitatively) Domain-specific vocabulary Longer sentences (no dialogue) Does limiting selection by quantitative ranges meet students informational text needs? 8
Sports Analogy Old: Practice New: Strength training Work up and down the range for maximum benefit Range of Reading and Level of Text complexity The standard for this anchor is always some variation of: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (Grade 5) Struggling Readers & Students with Disabilities Expected to maintain standards Little guidance on how/what degree Quite a Bit to Ask Perspective Cause & effect Problem/solution Compare and contrast Relationship Sequence Opinion Persuasion Know what these are Recognize them PLUS understand what you are reading! Explicit Instruction & Practice 9
What s next Writing is the next frontier! Will be formally assessed! How do you get to be a better writer? Your secret... CCSS isn t new for librarians. It is what you are trained to do! READ Celebrate it! Share it! 10
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