1 From NECAP to the Common Core and New Assessments English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Fall 2010, C.Felix
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From NECAP to the Common Core and New Assessments
English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and
Technical Subjects
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Common Core State Standards
We will be able to measure knowledge and skills against a common set of college and career ready standards.
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NH’s Role & Influence in CCSS
Design & Development Text complexity, format, informational
text, across content areas
Review and Feedback NH provided specific feedback multiple
times Writing teams were responsive to us
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Implications & Impact in NH
Adoption State Board adopted the CCSS “in principle” and is
committed to a thoughtful, orderly transition process for implementation and assessment
Alignment Process began this summer to look at gaps and
matches and grade differentials DOE putting together a broad view to post &
distribute Implementation
NECAP in place for at least three years
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Literacy is not just for ELA teachers! The Common Core includes an integrated model across content areas.
Brings a focus back to speaking & listening
Technology and digital media woven throughout all areas – Viewing
Key Features of the Common Core
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Key Features of the Common Core
Format has some similarities with NECAP.
Separate standards for literary and informational text
Landscape, three grades on a page
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Key Features of the Common Core
• Uses NAEP framework for percentage of focus, e.g., literary versus informational texts.
• Anchor standards go across grades, i.e., they are the same for all grades
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Key Differences
Strong emphasis on technology and media woven throughout literacy standards
Some grade differentials, especially at the lower grades
One standard may include both inference and literal understanding
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Key differences
Although most of the Common Core standards align to NECAP, often they are not identical matches.
Example: 6 Language Anchor standards, 2-3 deal with conventions (and are very specific) while 3-4 are about vocabulary.
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Main Sections
K-5, cross content standards 6-12 Standards for English
Language Arts 6-12 Standards for Literacy in
History/ Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Appendix, A, B, and C
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Reading
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Literary Informational
Grade 4 50% 50%
Grade 8 45% 55%
Grade 11 30% 70%
Writing
Grade To Persuade To Explain To Convey Experience
4 30% 35% 35%
8 35% 35% 30%
12 40% 40% 20%
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College and Career Ready Anchor Standards
10 for Reading 10 for Writing 6 for Language 6 for Speaking and Listening
Turn to p. 10 in binder, then to p. 35
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Reading Anchor Standard 1
Key Ideas and Details1. Read closely to determine what the
text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from text.
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Reading Standard 1: Literature & Informational
R.L.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
R.I.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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Alignment of a Reading Standard
CC.6.R.L.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
(Page 36)
NH.6.R.LT.1.1 NH.6.R.LT.2.2 NH.6.R.LT.2.3 NH.6.R.LT.2.1 NH.6.R.LT.4.2
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Alignment of Reading standard
CC.6.R.I.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. P. 39
NH.6.R.IT.2.3 Analyze and interpret informational text, citing evidence as appropriate by: Drawing inferences about text, including author's purpose (State)
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