Understanding the Common Core Shifts and the K2

Understanding the Common Core Shifts and the K-2 New York Language Arts Program by Core Knowledge® Alice Wiggins, Executive Vice President Core Knowledge Foundation 1

ELA Six Shifts Through a K-2 Lens Balance of Informational and Students HEAR read aloud a balance of informational and fictional texts Literary Texts Knowledge in the Disciplines Cross-curricular instruction with domain-specific texts on science, history, & the arts read aloud Staircase of Complexity Read-alouds are of appropriate text complexity Text Based Answers Oral conversations around a common text Writing from Sources Drawing and dictating, leading to short written works with increasing details. Academic Vocabulary Oral exposure, through read-alouds, to academic and domain-specific vocabulary PLUS explicit, sequential, phonics instruction that begins orally © 2012 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non. Commercial-Share. Alike 3. 0 Unported License. www. creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3. 0/ www. engage. NY. org 2

I. Why Listening and Learning? • Shift 1: Presents informational texts that students aren’t yet able to read. • Shift 2: Imparts content knowledge important to comprehension. • Shift 3: Allows students to hear increasingly complex vocabulary, syntax and grammar. • Shift 4: Provides a vehicle for asking rich, text-based questions. • Shift 5: Provides opportunities for oral discussions about the source. • Shift 6: Models rich, formal language and vocabulary. • Additionally: Models and improves fluent reading. © 2012 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non. Commercial-Share. Alike 3. 0 Unported License. www. creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3. 0/ www. engage. NY. org 3