Elementary K-6 Online Content Review Module Reading and Language Arts
and Common Core State Standards
Students studying reading and language arts need to meet the new Common Core Literacy Standards for each grade level throughout their K-12 education in order to become college-and career-ready.
The Common Core Literacy Standards establish that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening and language is a shared responsibility among English language arts and the content areas of mathematics, history/social studies, science and technical subjects. Teachers in the content areas have expertise in their disciplines and can help students reach the literacy standards within subject areas whether they teach all subjects in a grade level or specialize in specific subject areas.
The Common Core Literacy Standards for Grades K-6 are included in the section: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Studies and are found on the website http://www.floridastandards.org/Standards/Common_Core_Standards.aspx.
Become familiar with the following literacy standards posted on this website beginning on the following pages:
- Reading - page 11
- Writing - page 18
- Speaking and Listening – page 22
- Language – page 25
The Common Core Literacy Standards for reading, speaking listening, writing and language can be connected and carried out throughout the process of learning in all disciplines as students are involved in learning and applying reading and language arts processes and applications found in this unit. The following core standards are addressed.
- Reading: Text complexity and the growth of comprehension
- Key Ideas and Details
- Craft and Structure
- Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
- Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
- Writing: Text types, responding to reading, and research
- Text Type and Purpose
- Production and Distribution of Writing
- Research to Build and Present Knowledge
- Range of Writing
- Speaking and Listening: Flexible communication and collaboration
- Comprehension and Collaboration
- Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
- Language: Conventions, effective use, and vocabulary
- Conventions of Standard English
- Knowledge of Language
- Vocabulary Acquisition
Common Core Literacy Standards can be integrated when students are involved in purposeful reading, writing, speaking and listening, and research before they begin to carry out assignments in any discipline of study. Building knowledge systematically in Reading and Language Arts provides emerging learners with the necessary skills to become college and career ready.
In order to provide educators with information about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as well as the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) the acronyms CCSS and NGSSS are placed at the bottom of each page of the unit. The acronyms serve as direct links so that participants may quickly access either set of standards at any time during their online studies.
