Common Core Standards

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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. You'll find more information in our Common Core State Standards section.

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The Basics

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An Introduction to the Common Core State Standards
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What Parents Need to Know About Common Core State Standards
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Nonfiction and the Common Core
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For Parents

Recording Observations: Journals and Field Notes
Recording Observations: Journals and Field Notes
Getting the Most Out of Nonfiction Reading Time
Getting the Most Out of Nonfiction Reading Time
How Parents Can Support the Common Core Writing Standards
How Parents Can Support the Common Core Writing Standards
How Parents Can Support the Common Core Reading Standards
Kids Who Blog
Kids Who Blog
Building Reading Stamina
Think Like an Inventor
Think Like an Inventor
Developing Research and Information Literacy
Developing Research and Information Literacy
How to Read Nonfiction Text
Share What You Discover! Publishing Your Work
Share What You Discover! Publishing Your Work
Mission Critical: Reading Together to Build Critical Thinking Skills
Mission Critical: Reading Together to Build Critical Thinking Skills
The Importance of Reading Widely
The Importance of Reading Widely
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For Teachers

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A Primary Grade Science Unit Using the Language Arts/Literacy Common Core State Standards
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Literacy Implementation Guidance for the ELA
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Planning Curriculum to Meet the Common Core State Standards
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Key Shifts of the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy
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What Teachers Need to Know About the Common Core State Standards
Reading (and Scaffolding) Expository Texts
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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
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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
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Research & Reports

Common core writing and language standards and aligned state assessments: a national survey of teacher beliefs and attitudes
The Problem with Finding the Main Idea
The State of State Standards Post-Common Core
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Additional Resources We Recommend

Navigating Text Complexity
Council of Chief State School Officers
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