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Common Core: What can Parents Do? Presented by: Ms. Augello Ms. Careccia EngageNY.org A Closer Look: ELA/Literacy Shifts • Read as much non-fiction as fiction • Learn about the world by reading • Read more challenging material closely • Discuss reading using evidence • Write non-fiction using evidence • Increase academic vocabulary EngageNY.org 2 ELA Shift #1: Read as much non-fiction as fiction Students MUST • Read more nonfiction • Supply non-fiction texts to read • Understand how nonfiction is written and put together • Read non-fiction books aloud or with your child • Enjoy and discuss the details of non-fiction • Have fun with nonfiction in front of your children Parents SHOULD EngageNY.org 3 ELA Shift #2: Learn about the world by reading Students MUST • Learn more about Science and Social Studies through reading • Use “primary source” documents • Get smarter through the use of texts Parents SHOULD • Supply texts on topics that interest your child • Find books that explain how things work and why • Discuss non-fiction texts and their ideas EngageNY.org 4 ELA Shift #3: Read more complex material carefully Students MUST • Re-read • • Read books at their comfort level and more challenging texts • Not just read, comprehend • Handle frustration and keep pushing to improve • • • EngageNY.org Parents SHOULD Provide more challenging texts their children want to read in addition to books they can read easily Know what is grade level appropriate Read challenging books with your child Show that challenging books are worth reading 5 ELA Shift #4: Discuss reading using evidence • • • • • Students MUST Find evidence to support their arguments Form judgments and opinions Become scholars Discuss what the author is thinking Make predictions Parents SHOULD • Talk about texts • Demand evidence in everyday discussions, debates and disagreements • Read aloud or read the same book as your child and discuss with evidence EngageNY.org 6 ELA Shift #5: Write from sources Students MUST • Make arguments in writing using evidence Parents SHOULD • Encourage writing at home • Compare multiple texts in writing • Write “books” together using evidence and details • Learn to write well • Review samples of student writing: http://www.corestandards.o rg/assets/Appendix_C.pdf EngageNY.org 7 ELA Shift #6: Build an academic vocabulary Students MUST • Learn the words they will need to use in college and career • Get smarter at using the “language of power” • • • • EngageNY.org Parents SHOULD Read often and constantly with young children Read multiple books about the same topic Let your children see you reading Talk to your children, read to them, listen to them, sing with them, make up silly rhymes and word games 8 An Overview of the ELA Test • The test will take place over 3 days. • (April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd) • The test will consist of multiple choice questions, short answers, and extended response questions. • Each Testing Day will be scheduled to allow 70 minutes for completion. However, it is estimated that it will take most children 50 minutes to complete each section. EngageNY.org 9 ELA Test Design EngageNY.org 10 Types of ELA Questions • On the ELA, students will encounter: *Text Dependent Questions *Inferential Questions *Critical Thinking and Analysis Questions • Visit http://www.engageny.org/resource/newyork-state-common-core-sample-questions for sample ELA questions! EngageNY.org 11 What to Expect from Multiple Choice Questions Students will be asked to analyze different aspects of a given text including • central idea • style elements (text structure) • character and plot development, • vocabulary. EngageNY.org 12 What to Expect from Short Answer Questions • Students will use inference skills or detail skills to answer a single question. • Responses must be supported with text evidence. • At least 2 pieces of text evidence must be used in response. EngageNY.org 13 What to Expect from an Extended Response • Designed to assess writing from sources. • Require comprehension and analysis of an individual text • Students must express a position and support it with text evidence • It allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a coherent essay using text evidence to support their ideas. EngageNY.org 14 Are You Smarter Than a 3rd Grader? • Now it’s your turn to take answer a few questions from last year’s 3rd grade ELA test! • After we answer the questions, we will review the questions and answers. EngageNY.org 15 A Closer Look: Mathematics Shifts • Focus: learn more about less • Build skills across grades • Develop speed and accuracy • Really know it, Really do it • Use it in the real world • Think fast AND solve problems EngageNY.org 16 Math Shift #1: Focus: Learn more about less Students MUST • Spend more time on fewer concepts • Go more in-depth on each one Parents SHOULD • Know what the priority work is for your child at their grade level • Spend time with your child on that work • Ask your child’s teacher about his or her progress on the priority work EngageNY.org 17 Math Shift #2: Learn skills across grades Students MUST • Keep building on learning year after year Parents SHOULD • Be aware of what your child struggled with last year and how that will affect ongoing learning • Advocate for your child and ensure that support is given for “gap” skills: negative numbers, fractions, etc. EngageNY.org 18 Math Shift #3: Develop speed and accuracy Students MUST • Spend time practicing by doing lots of problems on the same idea Parents SHOULD • Push children to know, understand and memorize basic math facts • Know all of the fluencies your child should have; prioritize learning of the ones they still find difficult EngageNY.org 19 Math Shift #4: Really know it, really do it Students MUST • Make the math work, and understand why it does • Talk about why the math works • Prove that they know why and how the math works • • • • EngageNY.org Parents SHOULD Notice whether your child really knows why the answer is what it is Advocate for the time your child needs to learn key math skills Provide time for your child to work at math skills at home Get smarter in the math your child needs to know 20 Math Shift #5: Use it in the real world Students MUST Parents SHOULD • Ask your child to do that math that comes up in your daily life • Apply math in real world situations • Know which math skills to use for which situation EngageNY.org 21 Math Shift #6: Think fast and solve problems Students MUST • Be able to use core math facts quickly • Be able to apply math in the real world Parents SHOULD • Notice your child’s strengths and weaknesses in math • Make sure your child practices the math facts that prove most difficult • Make sure your child thinks about math in real life EngageNY.org 22 An Overview of the Third Grade Math Test • The test will take place over 3 days. (April 30th, May 1st, May 2nd) • Sessions 1 and 2 will be 60 minutes. • Session 3 will be 70 minutes. • The estimated time for sessions 1 and 2 is 40 minutes. The estimated time for session 3 is 50 minutes. EngageNY.org 23 Math Test Design • Day One: 24 multiple choice questions • Day Two: 24 multiple choice questions • Day Three: 5 short response questions and 3 extended response questions For Day 3, students are expected to show all their work and explain in words how they arrived at their answer. **For all three days, most of the questions are word problems. EngageNY.org 24 What do the Questions Look Like? • Multiple Choice: These will assess a skill or concept. Many will involve multiple steps and combine concepts or a standard algorithm. • Short Response: Students will complete a task and show their work. These will require multiple steps and knowledge of mathematical practices and real-world applications. • Extended Response: Students will complete multiple step problems. They will be asked to show all of their work and explain their answer in written form. EngageNY.org 25 Are Your Smarter Than a Third Grader? • Now it’s your turn to take answer a few questions from last year’s 3rd grade Math test! • After we answer the questions, we will review the questions and answers EngageNY.org 26 Resources for parents EngageNY.org EngageNY EngageNY.org 28 Additional resources • www.achievethecore.org • www.pta.org/4446.htm • http://www.cgcs.org/Domain/36 • http://parcconline.org/parcc-content-frameworks Thank you EngageNY.org