Overview The ELA Common Core State Standards 6 Literacy Shifts February 27, 2012

On Overview:

What does a student who is “College and Career Ready” look like?

College and Career Ready Latest research… Problem formulation Research Interpretation Communication Precision and Accuracy Connelly, Michael 21st Century Skills… Critical and Creative Thinking Problem Solving Accessing and integrating vast amounts of information Collaborating Effectively Communicating Developing Positive Relationships Flexibility and Adaptability

The Common Core for Literacy impacts ALL disciplines!

Balancing Informational and Literary Text Building Knowledge in the Disciplines Staircase of Complexity Text-Based Answers Writing From Sources Academic Vocabulary What does this mean for our teaching? The 6 Literacy Shifts

Shift 1: Balancing Information and Literary Text Grades PK-5: 50% Literary Text 50% Informational Text Grades 6-12: 70% Informational Text by 12 th Grade

Shift 2: Building Knowledge in the Disciplines

Shift 3: Staircase of Complexity Balance of Just Right Text and Grade Level Text (with high levels of support for access to higher level text)

Shift 4: Text-Based Answers

Shift 5: Writing from Sources

Shift 6: Academic Vocabulary Tier 1 Words: Common, every day words Tier 3 Words: Content area specific words Tier 2 Words: Typically not defined in the text Define, describe, principled, theory, etc.

“The power of generous amounts of close purposeful reading, rereading, writing and talking… these are the essence of authentic literacy: these activities are the foundation for a trained, powerful mind-and a promising future.” Mike Schmoker – Results Now, 2006

How are the 6 Shifts connected? 14 Draw a picture or diagram to show the relationship between the 6 shifts -or- Write a couple of sentences that explain the connections.

Grade level appropriate text Multiple readings of same text Paying close attention to individual words and the order in which sentences and ideas unfold as they are read What is a close reading? 15

Teachers questions are guiding questions to promote students to revisit text Answers supported by text Understanding comes from reading the text Shared experience with modeling and scaffolding What is a close reading? 16

How can close read support ESL students? Students participate in discussion! Structure of a close read Student reads independently Teachers reads Student participates in discussion Process is repeated