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CCSS Toolkit: ELA & Literacy - Shift 3

CCSS Toolkit - ELA & Literacy Teachers: Transition
Introduction to the CCSS
Shift 1: Informational Text
Shift 2: Text Complexity
Shift 3: Academic Vocabulary
Shift 4: Text-based Answers
Shift 5: Writing from Sources
Shift 6: Content-area Literacy
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Shift 3: Academic Vocabulary

Students constantly build the vocabulary they need to be able to access grade-level complex texts. By focusing strategically on comprehension of pivotal and commonly found words (such as “discourse,” “generation,” “theory,” and “principled”) teachers constantly build students’ ability to access more complex texts across the content areas (Appendix A, pp.33-36).

Awareness & Understanding

Learn About Academic Vocabulary

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Academic Vocabulary

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Read about Academic Vocabulary in Appendix A 12/29/2011 (218.72 KB)
Activity: Choose a sample of grade-level text for a particular content area and identify Tier 1, Tier2, and Tier 3 words.

Compare the CCSS to Oregon Standards at Your Grade

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Use the Teacher Navigation Tool
Use the Reading and Language sections of this tool developed by NWRESD to summarize the changes at your grade.

Transition

Learn About Academic Vocabulary in the Classroom

Tools

View PowerPoint: ELA & Literacy Module 1 - Session 4: Academic Vocabulary
Review CCSS Snapshot on Academic Vocabulary 06/21/2012 (158.67 KB)
From "K-12 Teachers: Building Comprehension in the Common Core"

Read about teaching vocabulary

From "Oregon K-12 Literacy Framework: Instruction" (pp. 20-21)

Read about academic vocabulary and instructional materials
K-2 3-12 ELA 3-12 Content Areas

From "Publisher's Criteria for the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts & Literacy"

Dig Deeper into the Standards

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Study the Standards at Your Grade
Explore the CCSS ELA concept organizers and unpacked content for your grade developed by other Common Core states
NOTE: Academic Vocabulary is found in Reading Standard 4 for Literature and Informational Text

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