Common Core

What is Common Core?

Welcome to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

Teachers, use the math and ELA tabs to your left. Left Arrow

Parents, keep reading! Down Arrow

CCSS

Hey parents! You may have some questions about what the standards are, and what you can do to help at home.

Here are some resources to help you wade through the TONS of information out there. If you have any further questions, just ask.

First, start by watching this informative video about CCSS. Here are videos to watch about Smarter Balanced: One video from the California Department of Education. Another video from Washington State.

Here is the District's CCSS page. Also, here's the District's information about testing. Here's the District's Parent Room with lots of resources and information.

Then, check here, California's Department of Education page for CCSS. There are pages for teachers, parents and students, and administrators. This is California's Department of Education page for testing, or CAASPP.

After, read a few articles for parents:

Frequently Asked Questions

about the CCSS from the official website

A Parent's Guide to the CCSS

Very interesting article

What Parents Need to Know

Article that explains the basics of the CCSS

Revamping the Core of Education

from the UT

Ela wordle

Now, check out some parent guides. These are from three sources:

Roadmaps for Parents

information for both math and English Language Arts

organized by grade level,

The National PTA ,

and The California Department of Education.

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Kindergarten

ELA Roadmap

Math Roadmap

PTA Parent Guide-Kindergarten

California Curriculum Guide-Kindergarten

1st Grade

ELA Roadmap

Math Roadmap

PTA Parent Guide-First Grade

California Curriculum Guide-First Grade

2nd Grade

ELA Roadmap

Math Roadmap

PTA Parent Guide-Second Grade

California Curriculum Guide-Second Grade

3rd Grade

ELA Roadmap

Math Roadmap

PTA Parent Guide-Third Grade

California Curriculum Guide--Third Grade

4th Grade

ELA Roadmap

Math Roadmap

PTA Parent Guide--Fourth Grade

California Curriculum Guide--Fourth Grade

Parent guides for other grade levels are available directly on the three websites listed above. Also on the websites are guides in other languages as well.

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How will the kids be tested?

We'll be using a test called Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.

Here's a Smarter Balanced Fact Sheet for Parents . Here's their website. And their Parent and Student page. Just in case, check out their Frequently Asked Questions page.

Most importantly, please try out the

Smarter Balanced Practice Test.

Please see what the kids are asked to do on the test. You'll be amazed!!!

Directions for accessing the practice test:

1. Click the green box entitled,"Student Interface: Practice andTraining Tests".

2. Click, "Sign In". (Do not enterany information on this page.)

3. Find the drop down arrow thatsays, "Select Grade".

4. Select "4". (or any grade you'd like to check out)

5. Click, "Yes".

6. Click the box that says, "Start G4 MathPractice Test".

7. Click "Select". (Do not enter any information on this page.)

8. Click, "Yes, start my test".

9. Take a moment and read all of the testinstructions and help commands.

10. When you've read to the bottom, click, "BeginTest Now".

11. Answer question #1. Do NOT click "save" at the top.

12. If you get a blank screen, click "zoomin". That should help.

13. Click the "next" arrow at the top, left handcorner to more to the next problem.

14. Continue until the end.

16. Now, start over andtry the ELA test and the Performance Tasks.

Compare SBAC to the old CST

Here is a link to the CST released test questions. Check them out for both math and ELA, and see how the old-style questions compare to the new-style questions of the SBAC.

Math Wordle

How to get your kid ready to take a standardized test:

Check this article: Seven Ways to Get Your Kids Ready for Standardized Tests posted on Lifehack.org

or this one:

Standardized Tests: Prepare and Interpret Results posted on Scholastic.com

or this slideshow:

11 Ways to Help Your Child Prepare for Tests posted on familyeducation.com

Thank you to 4th Grade Loma Portal teacher, Amy Kinseth, for creating this page of Teacher Common Core Materials. Please email her with questions or comments at [email protected].

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