Common Core Resources

Vertical Progression Guide for the Common Core - English Language Arts (ELA) K-12

 Vertical Progression Guide for the Common Core - Mathematics K-12

These guides support school district’s implementation of the Common Core State Standards by facilitating collaboration between teacher teams working to develop curriculum that aligns with the Standards.  Vertical progression arranges the
Standards in an ascending staircase format by grade level and content type. This format allows educators to see the progression of the Standards within a grade level and to develop an in-depth understanding of how the Standards for each year lay the foundation for instruction in the next.


 Teaching with the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts - PreK-2
-edited by Lesley Mandel Morrow, Timothy Shanahan and Karen K. Wixson

Teaching with the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts - Grade 3-5
-edited by Lesley Mandel Morrow, Karen K. Wixson and Timothy Shanahan

These books serve as a practical guides and indispensable resources for teachers and teachers-in-training. Leading authorities explain each of the English language arts (ELA) standards and vividly shows how to implement them. Each book is filled with grade-specific classroom vignettes, instructional strategies and activities, sample lesson plans, and discussion questions. Chapters cover the major ELA
strands: reading (literature, informational texts, and foundational skills); writing; speaking and listening; and languages. Issues of assessment and technology integration are also explored. An appendix includes thematic units for each grade level demonstrating ways to embed CCSS/ELA standards into content-area instruction. --from back cover