SED Standards Review Initiative Update S/CDN: May 29 th, 2009 Curriculum, Instruction, and Instructional Technology Team Anne Schiano, Assistant Director Erik Sweet, Associate in English Language Arts

Update/Discussion Overview Standards Review Initiative status Draft ELA/ESL Standards Questions/Discussion

ELA and Literacy Connections “Advanced literacy across content areas is the best available predictor of students’ ability to succeed in introductory college courses” (Heller and Greenleaf). “The twenty-five fastest-growing professions have far greater than average literacy demands, while the fastest-declining professions have lower- than-average literacy demands” (Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands).

4 Expert Consultants (Research Base) Michael Kamil, Lead researcher Nell Duke Catherine Snow Dorothy Strickland Frank Vellutino Consulting Organizations (Scholarship) Achieve, Inc Partnership for 21 st Century Skills Ongoing Field Input (Practice) Six Regional Public Forums ELA and ESL Content Experts K-12 Practitioners Higher Education Opinion Leaders Ongoing Support NYSED New York Comprehensive Center Bonne August John Harmon Co-Chairs Review and Revise the ELA Standards P-12 Literacy P-12 Literature ESL Proficiency Level (Language Acquisition) 10 Administrators 10 Higher Education 10 Teachers 7 Literacy/English 3 ESL Specialists 3 School Librarians 1 Union Leader Regent Saul B. Cohen, Chair Walter Sullivan, Coordinator Establish a process for a perpetual review of NYS Learning Standards 6 Regents Members 8 School Administrators and Teachers 5 Higher Education 2 ESL Experts 1 School Librarian 2 Business Leaders 1 Union Leader 2 Regents Committee Liaisons Research and Consultation Regents Steering Committee ELA/ESL Content Panel

5 Overarching Literacy Domains Used in ELA Standards Revisions Reading—Included in previous ELA Standards Writing—Included in previous ELA Standards Listening—Included in previous ELA Standards Speaking—Included in previous ELA Standards Viewing— NEW area Presenting— NEW area Decision made to organize these areas into two sections for ELA: Literacy and Literature

ELA Literacy/Literature Split ELA Panel Recommendation: “The study of literature and language should be emphasized and elevated as an endeavor separate from literacy.” Literature Detailed Literature Standards and Performance Indicators related to literature and literary text Literature as a content area Literacy Will include the Standards and Performance Indicators that relate to literacy (for example, phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, comprehension, etc.)

Viewing/Presenting—New to ELA Standards Viewing: Effective viewing involves the ability to comprehend, analyze, and respond to visual texts in both print and non-print media. Presenting: Effective presenting involves selecting, synthesizing, and organizing information to convey a message that includes visual media.

Pew Internet & American Life Project: Writing, Technology and Teens—2008 All teens write for school, and 93% of teens say they write for their own pleasure. 85% of teens ages engage at least occasionally in some form of electronic personal communication, which includes text messaging, sending or instant messages, or posting comments on social networking sites. 60% of teens do not think of these electronic texts as "writing.“ and-teens

Viewing/Presenting

Next Steps Summer/Fall 2009 ESL Workgroup continues to meet to develop curriculum guidance for English Language Learners. Call for Statewide comment on proposed ELA/ESL Standards. Tentative date—September Fall 2009 Board of Regents action on proposed Standards and Performance Indicators. 12

Next Steps 2009 and beyond Statewide rollout of ELA Learning Standards and grade-by-grade Performance Indicators, curriculum guidance, and development of State Assessments. Stay tuned to the SRI website for additional information

Questions? Thank you! Anne Schiano Erik Sweet SED Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Instructional Technology: