Westchester Library Association: 2013 Conference Lisa Kropp, SCLS Youth Services Coordinator

What is the Common Core? A set of standards designed to better prepare PK-12 students for college and careers Think more critically about what they are reading Compare multiple sources in different formats Use more primary resources Less personal opinion, and more “sourced evidence” displayed in student’s writing By school year, standards call for 50% informational text in elementary schools; 55% in middle schools; and 70% in high schools

NOT federal standards created by the Council of Chief State School Officers with input from state governors NOT all 50 states are on board non participating states: Texas, Alaska, Virginia, Minnesota and Nebraska Fiction is NOT being replaced by non-fiction Appendix B is NOT a recommended reading list meant to show the types of materials that meet core standards (examplar texts) COMMON CORE MISCONCEPTIONS

Lexile Levels and Text Complexity

What do these four titles have in common?

Hidden Riches by Nora Roberts Gr. 2-3 (620L) (Steamy Romance!) The Firm by John Grisham Gr. 2-3 (680L) Along Came a Spider, James Patterson Gr. 3 (600L) Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Gr. 4 (770L) The Hunger Games 810L (Gr.4-5) Speak 690L (Gr. 2-3)!! Tears of a Tiger 700L (Gr. 2-3)!! Gone with the Wind 1100L (Gr. 9-10) The Great Gatsby 1070L (Gr. 6-8) Lexile Level… Meet Reading Comprehension

Point of View Two biographies: One Man Two genres: One Subject

Picture Books Matter in CC!

Common Core = BALANCE

The Third C in Common Core -

Public Librarians Can:  Share online resources and databases  Joint newsletter to parents with schools  Collection development assistance  Mock Sibert events  Parent Information  Nonfiction storytimes  Pre-K fiction/nonfiction themes  Infuse nonfiction titles into summer reading lists  Create booklists pairing fiction and nonfiction titles  Meet and collaborate with school librarians  Create teacher cards at your library  Host New Book Forums using non fiction titles for teachers  Homework Help Demos  ???? YOUR IDEAS ????

Resources  Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards  Booklist Common Core Resources Booklist Common Core Resources  SLJ Op-Ed Piece on Appendix B SLJ Op-Ed Piece on Appendix B  How to find a book’s lexile How to find a book’s lexile  Engage NY page Engage NY page  Common Core Booklists Common Core Booklists  Project Text Project Text  Common Core Wiki Common Core Wiki  SCLS Youth Services Goodreads page SCLS Youth Services Goodreads page  SCLS Youth Services Pinterest Page SCLS Youth Services Pinterest Page Pre-K standards

Blogs about Common Core  Interesting Nonfiction for Kids Interesting Nonfiction for Kids  The Uncommon Corps The Uncommon Corps  Nonfiction Detectives Nonfiction Detectives  Nonfiction Monday Nonfiction Monday  The Classroom Bookshelf The Classroom Bookshelf  Great YA Common Core Nonfiction Great YA Common Core Nonfiction

Publisher Sites on Common Core Penguin Random House Scholastic Capstone

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