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Westchester Library Association: 2013 Conference Lisa Kropp, SCLS Youth Services Coordinator
Westchester Library Association: 2013 ConferenceLisa Kropp, SCLS Youth Services Coordinator
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 2014-15 school year, standards call for 50% informational
text in elementary schools; 55% in middle schools; and 70% in high schools
NOT federal standardscreated by the Council of Chief State School Officers
with input from state governors
NOT all 50 states are on boardnon participating states: Texas, Alaska, Virginia,
Minnesota and Nebraska
Fiction is NOT being replaced by non-fiction
Appendix B is NOT a recommended reading listmeant 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 ViewTwo biographies: One Man
Two genres: One Subject
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 ????
Common Core State Standards Booklist Common Core Resources SLJ Op-Ed Piece on Appendix B How to find a book’s lexile Engage NY page
Common Core Booklists Project Text Common Core Wiki SCLS Youth Services Goodreads page SCLS Youth Services Pinterest Page
Interesting Nonfiction for Kids
The Uncommon Corps
Nonfiction Detectives
Nonfiction Monday
The Classroom Bookshelf
Great YA Common Core Nonfiction
Penguin
Random House
Scholastic
Capstone
