Outcomes for this
Session
Receive background
knowledge about how
the Common Core ELA
Standards are
structured
Who is Responsible?
Elementary
teachers
K-5
Science, Social
Studies, &
History
teachers
6-12
Secondary
ELA teachers
6-12
4 Foundational Reading
Standard Skills (K-5)
Print Concepts Strand
(K-2)
Phonological
Awareness Strand
(K-2)
K-5 ELA
Phonics and Word
Recognition Strand
www.corestandards.org
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K-2 responsible for all 4 Areas
Fluency Strand
4 Reading Standard Strands (K-12)
Key Ideas and Details
Strand
(3 Standards)
Integration of
Knowledge and Ideas
Strand
(3 Standards)
ELA for Literature,
Informational- ELA
Science, SS & History
Craft and Structure
Strand
(3 Standards)
Range and Level of
Text Complexity
Strand
(1 Standard)
4 Writing Standard Strands (K-12)
Text Types and
Purposes Strand
(3 Standards)
Production and
Distribution of
Writing
Strand
ELA, Science,
SS & History
(3 Standards)
Research to Build
Knowledge Strand
Range of Writing
Strand
(3 Standards)
(1 Standard)
2
Language Standard Strands (K-12)
Conventions in
Writing and
Speaking Strand
Vocabulary
Acquisition and
Use Strand
(3 Standards)
(3 Standards)
ELA
2 Speaking and Listening Standard
Strands (K-12)
Comprehension
and Collaboration
Strand
Presentation of
Knowledge and
Ideas Strand
(3 Standards)
(3 Standards)
ELA
Reading Emphasis
FROM
www.corestandards.org
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10 College and Career Readiness
Anchor Standards for Reading (K-12)
Key Ideas and Details
See
Standards
Document
K-5
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1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to
make logical inferences from it; cite specific textural evidence when
writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from text.
6-8
Page 36
2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their
development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
9-12
Page 38
3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and
interact over the course of a text.
Content
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10 College and Career Readiness
Anchor Standards for Reading (K-12)
Craft and Structure
See
Standards
Document
K-5
Page 11
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
6-8
Page 36
5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences,
paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter,
scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
9-12
Page 38
6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style Content
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10 College and Career Readiness
Anchor Standards for Reading (K-12)
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and
media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.1
8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a
text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the
relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
9. Analyze how two of more texts address similar themes or topics
in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the
authors take.
See
Standards
Document
K-5
Page 11
6-8
Page 36
9-12
Page 38
Content
Pages 6162
10 College and Career Readiness
Anchor Standards for Reading (K-12)
Range and Level of Text
Complexity
See
Standards
Document
K-5
Page 11
6-8
Page 36
10. Read and comprehend complex
literary and informational texts
independently and proficiently
9-12
Page 38
Content
Pages 6162
Common Core Standards
REVIEW THE STANDARDS FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL (5 minutes)
• What do you see? HIGHLIGHT GREEN
• What do you notice? HIGHLIGHT YELLOW
PARTNER WITH MEMBERS FROM 2 ADJACENT GRADE LEVELS (5
minutes)
• What do you see between grade levels? HIGHLIGHT PINK
• What do you notice about student readiness? HIGHLIGHT ORANGE
The conversation is just beginning (5
minutes) –
• WHERE DO WE BEGIN?
• HOW DO WE ADJUST TO INSURE STUDENT
SUCCESS?
• HOW DO WE SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER?
Benefits of the CCSS
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 Internationally benchmarked
 Expectations clear to students, parents,
teachers, and the general public
 Allow for collaboration with other states on best
practices, instructional materials, and
professional development
 Costs to the state reduced
 Consistent expectations for all—not dependent
on a zip code
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Reflection
More information and updates can be found for
Common Core State Standards can be found on:
MDE website: www.michigan.gov/mde
Common Core State Standards:
www.corestandards.org
Smarter Balanced Consortia:
www.k12.wa.us/smarter/
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