1. ELA STRANDS

2. Students "learn to read" before they "read to learn".

6. Objective-CCSS ELA: To acquire a better knowledge of understanding the ELA CCSS Strands.
Reading
Writing
Speaking
and Listening
Language

7. Balanced Literacy

8. Who is responsible for which portion of the Standards?
A single K–5 section lists standards for reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language across the curriculum, reflecting the fact that most or all of the instruction students in these grades receive comes from one teacher. Grades 6–12 are covered in two content area–specific sections, the first for the English Language Arts teacher and the second for teachers of history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Each section uses the same CCR anchor standards but also includes grade-specific standards tuned to the literacy requirements of the particular discipline(s).

9. I am
If someone ask you who is responsible for teaching the strands: All Teachers.

10. What is Common Core?
These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs. The standards:* Are aligned with college and work expectations;
* Are clear, understandable and consistent; * Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills; * Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards; * Are informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and * Are evidence-based.

11. CCSS
There are only two sets of Common Core State Standards: one for Mathematics and one for English Language Arts and Literacy in the Content Areas. Note that in the elementary grades, the same set of standards apply to English Language Arts and the Content Areas, whereas at the secondary level, a separate set of standards specific to the Content Areas are included. “The state-led effort to create standards that will prepare students for college and the workplace was coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. It resulted in TWO sets of grade-specific standards: The English Language Arts and Literacy standards are divided into an elementary section and a secondary section, with three Appendices. You’ll notice that at the 6-12 level, Literacy in the Content Areas is a separate section with separate standards for the Content Areas.”

13. ELA Common Core Standards Framework
The major areas or disciplines of study within each content area.
Strands
Domains
Standard Statements by Grade Level
Standards Statements by Grade Level
“What” students should know and be able to do at each grade level and band.
The main focus of the content within each strand.

14. Grade Specific Standards
Domain
K−12 standards
Subheadings
Found in each of the strands
K−12 standards
The group of standards located under each of the domains
Cluster
Grade Specific Standards
K−12 standards
Grade-specific end-of-year expectations
Developmentally appropriate, cumulative progression of skills and understandings
One-to-one correspondence with CCR standards

15. What are they and how
do I write them?

18. Speaking and ListeningR A N S T D S
Reading
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Language

19. These strands serve to unite all literacy components within English Language Arts.

20. Each strand is represented in each grade level and builds on itself as the child goes through school, increasing in complexity towards the goal of college and career readiness.

21. A comprehensive K–5 section with four strands
Reading strand (includes Foundational Skills)
Writing strand
Speaking and Listening strand
Language strand
Two content area-specific sections for grades 6-12 with four strands
• ELA
Reading strand
• History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

22. CCSS: The Big Picture Common Core State Standards K-12 Mathematics
K-12 ELA/Literacy
K-5
6-12
English Language Arts
History/ Social Studies
Science & Technical Subjects
Appendices A, B, C

23. with their corresponding
This view shows each
of the four strands
with their corresponding
domains.

24. Strands Across Each Grade Level
Reading
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language

25. Graphic Representation
Strand
Domains
Reading
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity

26. Reading Sub-strands

27. Speaking and Listening
The Domains
English Language Arts
Common Core Standards
Reading Strand
Domains (4)
Writing Strand
Speaking and Listening
Domains (2)
Language Strand
Domains (3)

28. English Language Arts Common Core Standards
Reading Strand
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge
and Ideas
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
Writing Strand
Text Types and Purposes
Production and Distribution
of Writing
Research to Build Knowledge
Range of Writing
Speaking and Listening Strand
Comprehension and Collaboration
Presentation of Knowledge
Language Strand
Conventions of
Standard English
Knowledge of Language
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Reading Strand

29. Reading Strand Reading: Foundational Skills Reading: Literature
Key Ideas and Details
Standard Statement 1
Standard Statement 2
Standard Statement 3
Craft and Structure
Standard Statement 4
Standard Statement 5
Standard Statement 6
Integration of Knowledge
and Ideas
Standard Statement 7
Standard Statement 8
Standard Statement 9
Range of Reading and
Level of Text Complexity
Standard Statement 10
Reading: Informational Text
Standard Statement 1
Reading: Foundational Skills
Print Concepts
Phonological Awareness
Phonics and Word
Recognition
Fluency
(Sub-Strand)
(Sub-Strand)
(Sub-Strand)

30. Writing Strand Text Types Production Research to Build and and
Purposes
Standard Statement 1
Standard Statement 2
Standard Statement 3
Standard Statement 4
Standard Statement 5
Standard Statement 6
Standard Statement 7
Standard Statement 8
Standard Statement 9
Standard Statement 10
Production
and Distribution
of Writing
Research to Build and
Present Knowledge
Range of
Writing

31. Speaking and Listening Strand Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Comprehension
and Collaboration
Standard Statement 1
Standard Statement 2
Standard Statement 3
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard Statement 4
Standard Statement 5
Standard Statement 6

32. Conventions of Standard English Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Language Strand
Conventions of Standard English
Standard Statement 1
Standard Statement 2
Knowledge of Language
Standard Statement 3
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Standard Statement 4
Standard Statement 5
Standard Statement 6
(K-5)

33. Strands Standard Statements
Sub-Strands
Standard Statements

34. As we already know The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) divides English Language Arts into four strands K-12: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening and Language.

35. There are 32 CCR anchor standards
There are 32 CCR anchor standards. This is what students should be able to do by the end of Grade 12, so they should be the “anchor” for what happens from PK to graduation. They are broken up as follows:

36. Anchor Standards
The College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards define the broad expectations across the contents and grade levels students must meet to be prepared for college and/or the work place. There are ten anchor standards in Reading; ten in Writing; six in Speaking and Listening; and, six in Language that are consistent across the grades and content areas.

37. Each strand has a set of College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards (CCR)

38. A CCR anchor standard is a skill that high school graduates should have in order to be ready for entry into the world of work or postsecondary education. An anchor standard is an answer to the question, “What should a 21st century diploma holder be able to do? Whether you teach kindergarten or 12th grade, an anchor standard is the target. The anchor standards are the fundamental skills that we want students to have when they graduate from our public schools. They are rigorous. They are also aligned with what colleges and workplaces expect students to be able to do.

39. 10 Reading CCR Anchor Standards 10 Writing CCR Anchor Standards
Key Ideas and Details (R.CCR.1, R.CCR.2, R.CCR.3)
Craft and Structure (R.CCR.4, R.CCR.5, R.CCR.6)
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (R.CCR.7, R.CCR.8, R.CCR.9)
Range and Level of Text Complexity (R.CCR.10)
10 Writing CCR Anchor Standards
Text Types and Purposes (W.CCR.1, W.CCR.2, W.CCR.3)
Production and Distribution of Writing (W.CCR.4, W.CCR.5, W.CCR.6)
Research to Build and Present Knowledge (W.CCR.7, W.CCR.8, W.CCR.9)
Range of Writing (W.CCR.10)

40. 6 Speaking and CCR Listening Anchor Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration (SL.CCR.1, SL.CCR.2, SL.CCR.3)
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas (SL.CCR.4, SL. CCR.5, SL.CCR.6)
6 Language CCR Anchor Standards
Conventions of Standard English (L.CCR.1, L.CCR.2)
Knowledge of Language (L.CCR.3)
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (L.CCR.4, L.CCR.5, L.CCR.6)

41. In Reading Informational Text the standards at each grade level are the same. They describe what students need to know and be able to do at each grade level in order to reach the College and Career Readiness level by the end of 12th grade.

42. K-5 6-12 K-5 ELA & History/SS Science & Tech CCR READING
Key Ideas & Details
Craft & Structure
Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity 10.
K-5 ELA & History/SS Science & Tech
6-12 ELA
6-12 History/SS
6-12 Science & Technical Subject
K-5
6-12

43. Key Features of the Standards
Reading: Text complexity and the growth of comprehension
The Reading standards place equal emphasis on the sophistication of what students read and the skill with which they read. The standards increase in complexity from grade to grade. Whatever they are reading, students will show the ability to discern more from and make fuller use of text, including making an increasing number of connections among ideas and between texts, considering a wider range of textual evidence, and becoming more sensitive to inconsistencies, ambiguities, and poor reasoning in texts.

44. A three-part model for determining the difficulty of a particular text

45. Appendices A, B, and C
Appendix A contains supplementary material on reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language as well as a glossary of key terms. Appendix B consists of text exemplars illustrating the complexity, quality, and range of reading appropriate for various grade levels with accompanying sample performance tasks. Appendix C includes annotated samples demonstrating at least adequate performance in student writing at various grade levels.

46. The CCSS has a specific Coding System for each strand
The CCSS has a specific Coding System for each strand. Knowing this coding will be helpful when you are aligning your lesson plans to the new standards.
RL = Reading for Literature
RI = Reading for Information
RF = Reading Foundations
W = Writing
SL = Speaking and Listening
L = Language
Coding
System

48. CCSS Coding W.4.3 Writing, Grade 4, Standard 3 RF.2.4
Reading Foundations, Grade 2, Standard 4
L.10.3a
Language, Grade 10, Standard 3a
Note that there are sub-standard statements for Language (3a). This is also the case for Writing as well

49. Examples of What the Standards Require
Emphasize speaking and listening skills as an avenue to evaluate, integrate and present information from many sources.
Call for increased use of technology/multi-media to gather and publish information.

50. Common Core State Standards
Note!!!
Common Core State Standards
do not provide…
A complete scope and sequence
A course outline
All essential skills and knowledge
students could have
Does not cover how teachers should teach

55. The Common Core State Standards define what all students are expected to know and be able to do.

58. From one grade level to the next, each “step up” in the task description is matched by a “step up” in the level of text difficulty. 

61. Special thanks is given to the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers