Grades+3-5+Group

Grades 3-5 Group
Link to 3-5 North Carolina Standard Course of Study-English Language Arts (scroll down) []

Link to 3-5 Common Core State Standards-English Language Arts [] (see Literature, Informational Text, Foundational Skills, Writing, Speaking/Listening, Language, and Range/Quality/Complexity)

Here's how we see the CCSS being used: Key Concepts:
 * Note as you examine...**
 * Reading literature is crucial so that teachers don't begin to just focus on reading for a purpose.
 * The CCSS is not an all-inclusive document. Text lists are just options but not a closed set of options.

Comparisons/Contrasts:

RE: READ Courses...Do we have the foundation needed to share these new standards with our preservice teachers? How should they be taught? Ideas for resources/toolkits.
 * It appears that they will be embedded into our new courses. We need to teach pre-service teachers how to navigate the document and align it with planning for instruction.
 * Develop a list of resources, not a recipe for teaching
 * Balance between CCSS and published curriculum (teacher texts)
 * How to best use the CCSS...
 * Highlight opportunities for teacher choice