Superintendents Parent Advisory Committee The Common Core State Standards: Why is this best for my...
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Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Committee The Common Core State Standards: Why is this best for my child? Presented December 12, 2013 LaRae Blomquist, ELA Curriculum Specialist Jodie Cooper-Hoffman, K-12 CCSS Instructional Coach Curriculum & Professional Learning
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Increase reading of informational texts Did you know… Most of the required reading in college and workforce training programs is informational in structure and challenging in content; postsecondary education programs typically provide students with both a higher volume of such reading than is generally required in K– 12 schools and comparatively little scaffolding? Approximately 50% of CA students who have qualified for a 4-year university and who take an English Placement Test (EPT) fail to qualify for freshmen composition?
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Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Committee
The Common Core State Standards: Why is this best for my child?
Presented December 12, 2013LaRae Blomquist, ELA Curriculum Specialist
Jodie Cooper-Hoffman, K-12 CCSS Instructional CoachCurriculum & Professional Learning
Common Core State Standards:Shifts in English/Language Arts• Increase reading of informational texts• Increased text complexity of reading texts as
measured by lexile level• Focus on academic vocabulary within context of
texts• Emphasis on text-dependent questions and
performance tasks• Connect writing to reading with frequent
opportunities to research information• Provide literacy instruction in all content areas
Let’s examine the
rationale for two specific
shifts!
Increase reading of informational texts
Did you know…• Most of the required reading in college and workforce
training programs is informational in structure and challenging in content; postsecondary education programs typically provide students with both a higher volume of such reading than is generally required in K–12 schools and comparatively little scaffolding?
• Approximately 50% of CA students who have qualified for a 4-year university and who take an English Placement Test (EPT) fail to qualify for freshmen composition?
What is meant by increased text complexity?
• “Lexile” is a way of measuring how difficult a text is to read based on sentence length and word frequency.
• The higher the lexile rate, the more complex the text is to read independently.
Let’s examine HOW these
shifts affect your child!
Lexile Framework® for Reading Study Summary of Text Lexile Measures
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800
1000
1400
1600
1200
Text
Lex
ile M
easu
re (L
)
HighSchool
Lit.
CollegeLit.
HighSchoolTexts
CollegeTexts
Military PersonalUse
Entry-Level
Occupa-tions
SAT 1,ACT,AP*
* Source of National Test Data: MetaMetrics
Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)
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Small Group Discussion
What surprised you the most with the information just presented?
What questions do you have as a result?
Questions & Answers
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