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Common Core Update for Public
Librarians Shirley Fetherolf
Program AdvisorLibrary Media Services
Caution: Big Changes Ahead
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
A state-led effort coordinated by 2 groups:
National Governors Association& Council of Chief State
School Officers
AR State Board of
Education adopted on
July 12, 2010
Adopted by 46 States
What is CCSS? K-12 standards English Language Arts Math
Reading is at the core of everything in the
Common Core Standards
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Problem:Many of us have
weeded out our highLexile books
Problem
Librarians say that it’s fun to read
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CCSS Reading: Not always fun
Vehicle for deeper learning Challenging and intellectually
edifying activity Deserving of students’ time,
effort, and persistence Carol Jago
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In order to reach appropriate levels of rigor, students must grapple with
complex texts
Challenging texts that may frustrate or confuse students can be extremely effective and important instructional tools
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If students have not developed the skill, concentration and stamina to read complex texts—they will read less in general CCSS ELA Appendix A, p. 4
What research has discovered about reading
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5% of children learn to read effortlessly
20-30% learn relatively easily once exposed to reading
instruction
Harris, Chris. “RTI – The Library Role.” Infomancy. 15 Mar. 2006. Web. 15 Apr. 2011. <http://schoolof.info/infomancy/?p=173
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For 60% of children, learning to read is a much more formidable task
20-30% of children: reading is one of the most difficult tasks ever
5% of students: even with explicit and systematic instruction, reading will continue to be a challenge
Harris, Chris. “RTI – The Library Role.” Infomancy. 15 Mar. 2006. Web. 15 Apr. 2011. <http://schoolof.info/infomancy/?p=173
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The reading level of documents, technical manuals, and other materials
required by entry level positions in most fields far exceeds the reading
level of many students.
Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy, Judith Irvin, et al
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Free voluntary reading is one of the most powerful tools we have in language instruction
More reading results in better reading comprehension, writing style, vocabulary, spelling and grammatical development
The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research, Stephan Krashen
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“Subject-area teachers should not be expected to teach basic reading skills, but they can help students develop critical strategies and skills for reading texts in each subject.”
--Includes Librarians
Southern Regional Education Board, 2009 Policy Statement, page 5
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Problem: Growing Imbalance
Champions at information gathering • Web surfing, social media, email and
texting Not good at processing information
• Constructing meaning• Deeper thinking/synthesis• Learning to process information
Baby Steps and CCSS
CCSS Implementation Timetable
K-2 2011-2012
Grades 3-8 2012-2013
Grades 9-12 2013-2014
Online Common Assessments
2014-2015
New ADE Wiki on CCSShttp://ccssarkansas.pbworks.com
AETN Videos
http://ideas.aetn.org/commoncore/
CCSS Changes
More nonfictionHigher Lexiles More researchMore collaboration
Bill Gates-Funded Common Core Curriculum Maps
6 thematic units per grade level Aligned with Common Core Extensive resource list for each unit Revised Fall 2011—not free now http://commoncore.org/
What are the Curriculum Maps?
Vendor product—was free in past Developed by Bill Gates Foundation Used by many Arkansas schools Not affiliated with CCSS—
http://www.corestandards.org Even though their Website is
http://commoncore.org
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Common Core Curriculum Maps
Available online, also in book form Teacher comment: “Implementation
using these maps has been much easier, since we have some suggested texts, activities, and assessments to help us in teaching the new standards.”
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Common Core Curriculum Maps
Issues Catcher in the Rye in 8th grade unit House of Spirits in 10th grade unit Cost $19,500 for K-12 single title set On average, all books within each
unit, after set discount, cost around $250.00
Each grade has six units27
What will CCSS mean for students?
Clear expectations Not zip code dependent More consistent exposure to
materials and learning experiences
College and career ready
English Language Learners
Most ELL’s were born in USA 43% of students in Springdale
are ELL’s Over 90% ELL’s in some
classes in DeQueen
Connecting with Non-ReadersBig Challenge:
Our Goal: A Word-Rich Environment
Lots of books and other reading material, invitingly displayed, on various topics, at various reading levels
Words on a word wall, etc.
Summer Reading
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
CCSS for Mathematics
Focused on big ideas in grade bands Grade level standards in K-8 High school content divided into blocks
of information Permanent learning of fewer concepts at
each grade level Math formerly taught in middle school
will be taught in elementary
CCSS for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Interdisciplinary/cross-curricular Complex texts, informational and
technical texts Persuasive/ argumentative writing Deeper learning Increased complexity of texts/tasks
Text Complexity
K-1
2-3
4-5
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf
ELA-CCSS Text Issues
Students expected to read diverse array of classic and contemporary lit plus challenging nonfiction texts in a range of subject areas
No “required” reading list but exemplar texts to help guide and inform
What Will CCSS Mean for Librarians?
More nonfiction More complex texts Lexiles for books Exemplars include much older titles Rethink newer copyright = better Rethink weeding for a few years
Exemplar Texts
Examples only--not required
Problems: Limited multicultural examples No current young adult literature
What About Research? Short, focused research projects Sustained projects--synthesize info Gather relevant information Variety of print and digital sources Collect evidence to support an
argument or position
What Will CCSS Mean for Librarians?
Focus on reading strategies and technology in library instruction
Keyboarding needed at third grade Check collection for titles listed as
exemplars in CCSS, Appendix A, B, and Curriculum Mapping Project
Need library computer lab
Text Complexity-then and now
What are Lexiles?
“Scientific approach to reading and text measurement”
“Matches reader ability and text difficulty, allowing individualized monitoring of progress.”
From MetaMetrics website
How do Lexiles work?
Measures how difficult a text is to comprehend: Word frequency Sentence length Score followed by L (850L) 200L(beginning-reader material) To above 1700L (advanced text)
Lexile Examples
1400L The Scarlet Letter1300L Brown vs. Board of Ed.1200L War and Peace1100L Pride and Prejudice1000L Black Beauty 900L Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders 800L The Adventures of Pinocchio 700L Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery 600L A Baby Sister for Frances 500L Magic School Bus Inside the Earth 400L Frog and Toad are Friends 300L Clifford’s Manners
Beware of buying sets for children based on Lexile only
Hidden Riches by Nora Roberts Gr. 2-3 (620L)(Steamy Romance!)
The Firm by John Grisham Gr. 2-3 (680L)
Along Came a Spider, James Patterson Gr. 3 (600L)
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Gr. 4 (770L)
Middle School Range, but not all age-appropriate
Artemis Fowl (Colfer) 600L
Timeline (Crichton) Adult 620L
Cirque du Freak series (Shan) 710L
A Child Called It (Pelzer) YA 850L
The Da Vinci Code (Brown) Adult 850L
Stephen King books Adult 895
More Lexiles
The Hunger Games 810L (Gr.4-5) Speak 690L (Gr. 2-3)!! Tears of a Tiger 700L (Gr. 2-3)!! Gone with the Wind 1100L (Gr. 9-10) The Great Gatsby 1070L (Gr. 6-8)
What Lexile does NOT measure:
Quality Complexity of plot/characters Books for reluctant readers Developmental suitability
• Age-appropriateness• If prior knowledge required
Opportunity Create grade-level lists for
students, with titles ranging from lower to higher Lexiles
Collaborate with other libraries “Independent Reading” lists:
Lexiles plus quality, major authors, and series popularity
Teachers Need New Lists
Annotated bibliographies Include public domain eBooks Current resources may need to
be supplemented
For More Information
Frequently Asked Questionshttp://www.arkansased.org/educators/curriculum/common_core.html
My wiki with CCSS links:http
://hoorayforbooks.pbworks.com/w/page/31964772/Common-Core-State-Standards-(CCSS)
Crosswalks: http://ccssarkansas.pbworks.com
