Common Core Standards

Learn more about the Common Core State Standards and how they will shift English Language Arts teaching and learning, and discover links to classroom and professional development resources for K–3 teachers. You'll also find information for parents about the Common Core and and what parents need to know to support their children's learning.

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The Basics

An Introduction to the Common Core State Standards

What Parents Need to Know About Common Core State Standards

Nonfiction and the Common Core

For Parents

Recording Observations: Journals and Field Notes

Getting the Most Out of Nonfiction Reading Time

How Parents Can Support the Common Core Writing Standards

How Parents Can Support the Common Core Reading Standards

Kids Who Blog

Building Reading Stamina

Think Like an Inventor

Developing Research and Information Literacy

How to Read Nonfiction Text

Share What You Discover! Publishing Your Work

Mission Critical: Reading Together to Build Critical Thinking Skills

The Importance of Reading Widely

For Teachers

A Primary Grade Science Unit Using the Language Arts/Literacy Common Core State Standards

Literacy Implementation Guidance for the ELA

Planning Curriculum to Meet the Common Core State Standards

Key Shifts of the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy

What Teachers Need to Know About the Common Core State Standards

Reading (and Scaffolding) Expository Texts

Classroom Strategies

Each strategy includes instructions on how to use, downloadable templates and examples, video demonstrations, children's books to use with the strategy, differentiation for ELLs and students with learning disabilities, and supporting research.

RAFT

Persuasive Writing

Reciprocal Teaching

Question the Author

Question-Answer Relationship (QAR)

Jigsaw

Professional Development Webcasts

Listen, watch, and learn from top experts in these engaging roundtable discussions. Each webcast features a 60–minute video as well as recommended readings and suggested discussion questions.

Make Reading Count

Differentiated Reading Instruction