English Language Arts/Literacy Six Instructional Shifts FOCUS ON SHIFT ONE

 An instructional shift is the transition from present work based on the California State Standards to the Common Core State Standards.  There are six (6) instructional shifts that the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts/Literacy requires of us if we are to be truly aligned in terms of curricular materials and classroom instruction.

Six Instructional Shifts: English Language Arts/Literacy Shift 1: Balancing Informational and Literary Text Shift 2: Knowledge in the Disciplines Shift 3: Staircase of Complexity Shift 4: Text-based Answers Shift 5: Writing from Sources Shift 6: Academic Vocabulary

Students should read a true balance of informational and literary texts. Students should access the world— science, social studies, the arts, literature—through text.

Grade LevelsInformational Text Literature K-450% 5-855%45% %30%

 “80% of text adults encounter in college and career is informational, 80% of text students encounter in school is literary.” (National Geographic School Publishing 2013)  Informational texts have a variety of formats, most of which differ from literary texts.  Informational texts have different structures requiring different reading strategies.  Informational texts and literary text are written and read for different purposes.

LITERARY TEXTS (LITERATURE) INFORMATIONAL TEXTS Story grammar: characters, setting, plot – problem, important events, solution – and theme Predominately expository structures with: print features and captions, table of contents, index, diagrams, glossary, and tables Fictional Narratives (Stories), Poetry, Drama Narrative Structures, Expository Structures

Use the cards at your table to complete the sort! LiteraryInformational

What the Student Does… What the Teacher Does… What the Principal Does… Build background knowledge and exposure to the world through reading Apply strategies to reading informational text Provide students equal #s of informational and literary texts Teach strategies for informational texts Teach “through” and “with” informational texts Scaffold for the difficulties that informational text present to students Ask students, “What is connected here? How does this fit together? What details tell you that?” Consider and inventory of informational text in your building. Provide equal amounts of informational and literacy text to students Ensure teacher accountability for building student content knowledge through text Provide opportunities for PD and collaboration for teachers to become more familiar with informational texts Shift 1: Balance of Literature and Informational Text

“ If we include more informational text in early schooling, we put children in a better position to handle the reading and writing demands of their later schooling. We would like to see a day when children “read to learn” and “learn to read” from the earliest days of schools and throughout their school careers.” - Nell Duke

1. What challenges will we face as we implement Instructional Shift 1? 2. What are the implications for the classroom/school as we implement Instructional Shift 1?

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