Foreign language and English as a Second Language: Getting to the Common Core of Communication. Are we there yet? Marisol Marcin

The Common Core Testing APPR component

What is the Common Core? 1. the common core is a set of standards that intends for students to advance at a consistent pace so that at the end of their senior year they have common skills and knowledge regardless of where they studied or who their teacher was.

In addition 2. It is intended to ensure that all students are career and/or college ready by they end of their secondary education O Teach to inspire, college or careers will come naturally

Two News The bad one: Whether we agree or not with the Common Core Standards and all they entail, they are part of our current reality and will be for the foreseeable future.

Two News The good one: ESL and LOTE teachers have been applying the fundamental elements of the Common Core to our classrooms because they are at the core of our Standards as well.

The Elements CC - ELA Listening Speaking Reading Writing

Interpersonal Listening speaking Reading Writing Interpretive Reading Listening presentational Speaking Writing The Elements Cultures, Connections, Comparisons and Communities

The Elements CC - ELA Listening Speaking Reading Writing NY –LOTE communication standard Listening and speaking Reading and writing

The Elements CC – College and Career readiness Demonstrate independence Build strong content knowledge Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose and discipline. Comprehend as well as critique Value evidence Use technology and digital media strategically and capably. Come to understand other perspectives and cultures.

Demonstrate independence 1. English for information and understanding 2. English for literary response, enjoyment and expression 3. English for critical analysis and evaluation 4. English for social and classroom interaction 5. English for cross-cultural knowledge and understanding

Build strong content knowledge 1. English for information and understanding 3. English for critical analysis and evaluation 5. English for cross-cultural knowledge and understanding

Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose and discipline. 1. English for information and understanding 3. English for critical analysis and evaluation 4. English for social and classroom interaction

Comprehend as well as critique 1. English for information and understanding 3. English for critical analysis and evaluation 5. English for cross-cultural knowledge and understanding

Value evidence 1. English for information and understanding 3. English for critical analysis and evaluation

Use technology and digital media strategically and capably. 1. English for information and understanding 3. English for critical analysis and evaluation 4. English for social and classroom interaction 5. English for cross-cultural knowledge and understanding

Come to understand other perspectives and cultures. 5. English for cross-cultural knowledge and understanding

? 2. English for literary response, enjoyment and expression Each grade will include students who are still acquiring English. For those students, it is possible to meet the standards in reading, writing, speaking, and listening without displaying native-like control of conventions and vocabulary. (p.6)

Examples

CCS for speaking and Listening 1.Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

7.Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.* CCS for reading CCS for writing 7.Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. 8.Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism CCS for speaking and Listening 1.Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. 3.Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.

4.Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 5.Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations. 6.Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal LOTE when indicated or appropriate CCS for speaking and Listening CCS for writing 6.Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others

Examples

7.Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.* CCS for reading 1.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for information and understanding. (1, 2, 4) 4.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for classroom and social interaction. (3,4,6) NY ESL Standards CCS for Earth Science

1.Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively CCS for speaking 1.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for information and understanding. (1, 2, 4) 4.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for classroom and social interaction. (4, 6, 11) 5.Students will demonstrate cross-cultural knowledge and understanding. (2) NY ESL Standards

7.Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. CCS for speaking and listening 1.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for information and understanding. (1, 2, 10, 16) 2.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for literary response, enjoyment, and expression (1, 2, ) 4.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for classroom and social interaction. (3,4,6) NY ESL Standards CCS for Social Studies 1.Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2.Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.* CCS for reading

4.Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 5.Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations. 6.Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. CCS for speaking and listening 1.Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 8.Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. 10.Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently CCS for reading

1.Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. 2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content 4.Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 5.Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. 6.Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others CCS for writing

NY ESL Standards 1.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for information and understanding (1- 8) 2.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for literary response, enjoyment, and expression (1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 ) 3.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for critical analysis and evaluation (1-9) 4.Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for classroom and social interaction (4, 6, 11) 5.Students will demonstrate cross-cultural knowledge and understanding (3, 4)

Resources Common core standards ACTFL document on alignment with common core ACTFL and 21 st century skills map ACTFL and 21 st century skills map engageny.org TESOL connections TESOL document on CCS initiatives for ELLs NYS Bilingual Common Core Initiative NYSAFLT FLTEACH Yes We Are! Are we there yet?

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