Test 4- Common core Flashcards
The overarching goal is to create students who are ready to…
Succeed in a twenty-first century, globally competitive society.
4 goals for CCS
- Create globally competitive citizens in 21st century.
- Prepare for college.
- Create critical readers who “read deeply”
- Students become responsible citizens who use evidence for deliberation.
The Common Core State Standards, enacted in _____, have been adopted by ___ out of 50 states.
The Common Core State Standards, enacted in 2010, have been adopted by 46 out of 50 states.
The standards address
English language arts and Math.
English Language Arts consists of 4 areas:
Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language.
Key changes in ELA standards:
More text complexity, emphasis on expository (informational) text.
Students: Analyze, infer, provide evidence.
For students with disabilities, they are saying don’t…
modify expectations, but provide accommodations.
Currently ___ of text in Elementary school is expository, yet makes up ____ of reading done in college and workforce.
Currently 15% of text in Elementary school is expository, yet makes up 80% of reading done in college and workforce.
CCSS Shift at
- Elementary
- Middle School
- High School
- 50/50% at Elementary
- 60/40% Middle School
- 75/25% High School
In the past students were asked…
how they felt about readings, relate readings to personal experience.
CCSS de-emphasizes…
feelings and personal experience, demanding evidence. Students must present and argument.
Because the CCSS have put a great emphasis on expository readings (reading for information)…
Some experts are recommending that professionals expose children to expository reading as young as preschool. These books relate to interesting topics such as jellyfish, slugs, and lizards.
While narratives/story books are important to development, again, books that present…
expository information can be used starting in preschool to prepare ELL children for the greatly increased emphasis on expository reading beginning in the early grades of elementary school.
Deep reading
Close, attentive, critical reading.
Reading is difficult for ELL student with LI because
academic materials are written in their second language of English, the LI often makes reading difficult, and many children seldom read at home.
Using a Kindle or Nook is very advantageous because…
Reading is much cooler
Increased font size without embarrassment
If ELL students with LI sound out basic sight words each time they encounter them…
reading comprehension and fluency will be slowed down.
In order to help students read deeply…
We can use the Preview-View-Review Approach.