Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Common Core 101
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative is a state-led effort intended to provide more clarity about and consistency in what is expected of student learning across the country.
Where can I see the standards?
You can find the standards and all related official documents on the official CCSS website. For a direct link to the standards, see below:
Where can I learn more?
We recommend Common Core Basics for ELLs, a user-friendly overview of what the standards mean for ELLs.
Related Resources
Videos
For more information, take a look at these introductory videos from the Teaching Channel, a great resource for CCSS information sessions:
- Common Core State Standards: Elementary School
- Common Core State Standards: Middle School
- Common Core State Standards: High School
- Common Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy
- Common Core State Standards for Math
To hear about how the standards were created, browse the Hunt Institute video library.
Common Core Glossary
Scholastic has created a glossary of 25 terms that appear in the new English language arts standards and have a specific meaning within the standards.
Acknowledgements
Our Common Core State Standards resource section is made possible by generous grants from the Carnegie Corporation and the American Federation of Teachers Innovation Fund.
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