I think the link below will be very informative to you.
http://k-12center.org/rsc/pdf/Assessments_for_the_Common_Core_Standards_July_2011_Update.pdf
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:38 PM, John Ferrara wrote:
I do think they mean for every student to have an extended text
(novel, play, etc.)
PARCC's framework priorities specifically recommend spending around
"2-3 weeks of concentrated specific focus on a single text." ...that
is "aligned with the complexity and range specicationsof the
standards" for that grade level.
Your mentor pieces would be the shorter pieces of text they recommend,
these shorter pieces are where you design your daily instruction, you
model, conduct a shared reading, guide, reread, move to gradual
release, etc.
Then students apply what they learned in the shorter lessons to the
longer extended text.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Hance" <[email protected]>
To: "Mosaic: Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:26 AM
Subject: [MOSAIC] PARCC Extended Reading & Common Core Standards
Hi everyone,
My name is Laura. I am an Academic Coach in Arkansas. Our district is
working on creating a curriculum that meets the requirements of the
Common Core State Standards in Literacy. Our guideline is to use the
PARCC model for the pacing of instruction. In the PARCC model, it
suggests an extended text for each quarter. This has brought about a
lot of confusion and debate for us! Many teachers take it as we are to
purchase a copy of the extended text for every child in the class and
require them all to read it. Another group believes the extended text
is similiar to an anchor text or mentor text and used to design
instruction around it. Using excerpts from the book rather than a must
all read. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on this issue.
Thanks,
Laura Hance
Academic Coach
Central Math & Science Magnet
Batesville, AR 75501
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