Success in School and Career

Common Core Standards in Language Arts K-5

By (author) Andrea M. Nelson-Royes

Publication date:

16 December 2013

Length of book:

242 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781475809022

Success in School and Career: Common Core Standards in Language Arts K−5 provides kindergarten through grade-five educators and school and district administrators with historical perspectives that shaped the Common Core State Standards. In addition, this book provides a rich resource that explains the core components of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts for kindergarten through grade five, clarifies the base of research, and delivers handy resources to all such participants.

Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter 1: Explaining the Common Core State Standards
Chapter 2: Understanding Increasing Rigor and Text Complexity for the Common Core State Standards K−5
Chapter 3: Reading Informational/Nonfiction Texts for the Common Core State Standards K−5
Chapter 4: Establishing and Sustaining Implementation Efforts for the Common Core State
Standards K−5
Chapter 5: Directing Assessment for the Common Core State Standards K−5

Appendix A: Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy for K−5
Appendix B: What is Not Covered by the Common Core State Standards
Appendix C: Example of a Common Core State Standards Text Complexity Rubric
Appendix D: Exemplars for the Common Core State Standards for Informational Texts for Kindergarten through Grade Five Band
Appendix E: Common Core State Standards Resources

Index
Bibliography
About the Author

Many have written about the paucity of how our nation’s students must be competitive in the global workforce. Others have chronicled our schools’ struggle to meet these standards. Dr. Andrea M. Nelson-Royes clearly and succinctly addresses Common Core Standards in Language Arts and clarifies critical information to build and sustain a solid foundation in our nation’s schools. Success in School and Career: Common Core Standards in Language Arts K−5 is a must-have resource for all school professionals.