common core and public libraries

Children’s Librarians MeetingSCLS: YS DepartmentSeptember 13, 2012

Lisa KroppYouth Services Coordinator

A set of standards designed to better prepare k-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 boardTexas, Alaska, Virginia, Minnesota and Nebraska are out

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

COMMON CORE MISCONCEPTIONS

So what does this mean for public libraries?

designed to guide publishers and curriculum developers as they work to ensure alignment with the standards in English language arts (ELA) and literacy for history/social studies, science, and technical subjects.

Publisher’s Criteria

Share online resources and databases

Joint newsletter to parents with schools

Collection development assistance

Mock Sibert events Parent Information Nonfiction

Storytimes for school age students

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????

PTA created fliers by grade

Engage New York Parent Page

Common Core State Standards

Booklist Common Core Resources

SLJ Op-Ed Piece on Appendix B

How to find a book’s lexile

Penguin

Random House

Scholastic

Capstone

www.starwalkkids.com/

www.tumblebooks.com

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/trueflix_freetrial/index.htm

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