1. All Students Career Ready and College Prepared
English Language Arts
All Students
Career Ready and College Prepared

2. What are the graduation requirements for English?
Students must complete four years (eight semesters) of English in 9th-12th grade.
*Actually, it’s a kindergarten- 12th grade issue

3. What is changing in ELA? The Common Core Standards
Focus on Informational Text
Focus on using evidence from the text/ building an argument and having evidence to support a claim
More writing- especially informational
More complex texts

4. Speaking and Listening Standards
Prepare for and participate effectively in conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks

5. Why are things changing?
ACT study (2006) shows the major distinguishing factor determining if a student is ready for college: facility with reading complex texts
School books and reading demands K-12 have become easier…college books, college reading, and technical manuals have not gotten easier
20% of college freshman required remedial reading- and 75% of surveyed students who dropped out of college report reading was a major contributing factor

6. What does it mean to be “college and career ready in literacy?”
Read the Common Core document.
Think about how these descriptions apply to your work in elementary, middle, or high school.

7. In small groups, discuss the role of the counselor in achieving the goal of “all students career ready and college prepared.”
Consider your work with parents, students, and teachers.
Share out with large group.