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Ronna Magy
Campbell Adult and Community Education
Create a Framework for Student Success
College and Career Readiness Standards (CCR)
Jigsaw Reading
Please read your section of the article below. Be prepared to summarize the information for your group.
1. Shift 1-Reading Complexity
General InformationThe Common Core Standards have been adapted by OCTAE (Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education) for adult education in the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCR). The general purpose of the CCR is to…“forge a stronger link among adult education, postsecondary education, and the world of work”……to raise awareness and understanding of the “critical skills and knowledge expected and required for success in colleges, technical training programs, and employment in the 21st century.”
The CCR enables adult education programs to establish standards in the content areas of English language arts and literacy (ELA/ literacy), in History/ Social Studies, Science, Technical Subjects, and in math; frameworks that will help prepare adults for success in higher education and training programs.Three key areas of shift in emphasis in Literacy Instruction are significant in the CCR.
Shift 1-Reading Complexity: Regular practice with complex text and its academic language
Because research indicates that the complexity of the text that students read is the greatest predictor of their success in college and careers, the first key shift required by the standards is that students be exposed to complex (level appropriate)texts in both instruction and assessment. Starting at beginning levels, students should start to be exposed to texts for both classroom use and for extensive (out of classroom) reading. The focus of teaching should be both on reading comprehension and academic vocabulary development.
Shift 1-Reading Academic Vocabulary: Regular practice with complex text and its academic language
Closely related to the reading of more and more complex text is a focus on frequently encountered academic vocabulary-language common to complex texts across the disciplines of literature, science, history and the arts. Students should be able to:
-Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text
-Determine technical connotative and figurative meanings
-Analyze how specific word choices shape meaning and tone
For example: Beforestudents would read an article about a famous person and analyze the information in it. Now they have to read scientific or historical information from several texts on a topicsuch as global warming. They have to analyze and report on that information. The vocabulary in these readings is more scientific, historical and technical.
Shift is that reading is more complex and uses academic language and academic vocabulary.
~College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education. (2013). pp. 1-2, 9.
2. Shift 2-Evidence
General InformationThe Common Core Standards have been adapted by OCTAE (Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education) for adult education in the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCR). The general purpose of the CCR is to… “forge a stronger link among adult education, postsecondary education, and the world of work”……to raise awareness and understanding of the “critical skills and knowledge expected and required for success in colleges, technical training programs, and employment in the 21st century.”
The CCR enables adult education programs to establish standards in the content areas of English language arts and literacy (ELA/ literacy), in History/ Social Studies, Science, Technical Subjects, and in math; frameworks that will help prepare adults for success in higher education and training programs. Three key areas of shift in emphasis in Literacy Instruction are significant in the CCR.
Shift 2-Evidence: Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational
Because national assessment data and input from college faculty indicate that command of evidence is key in college and career readiness, the second key shift is to the prioritization of textual evidence across the domains of reading, writing, and speaking and listening.
- For reading, students must be able to cite evidence from texts to: “present careful analyses, well-defined claims, and clear information.”
- For writing, the focus is on “analyzing sources and conducting research.”
- For speaking and listening, the focus is on purposeful academic talk in which students contribute “accurate, relevant information about a multitude of ideas they have studied or researched in various domains. The standards require students to answer questions based on their understanding of having read a text, or multiple texts, not entirely relying on prior knowledge or experience.”
For example:In reading and writing, before a student might have written about their native city/country from their own personal experience. They would have presented an oral report based on personal experience. Now, students might read a few different articles about their city/country. Their writing would summarize, analyze, and cite the materials they’ve read. In speaking, now students would discuss their city/country using academic language and citing the article(s) read.
~College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education. (2013). pp. 1-2, 10.
Shift is to doing evidence-based reading, and in using the research skills of summarizing, analyzing, and citation in reading, writing and speaking.
3. Shift 3-Knowledge
General InformationThe Common Core Standards have been adapted by OCTAE (Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education) for adult education in the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCR). The general purpose of the CCR is to… “forge a stronger link among adult education, postsecondary education, and the world of work”……to raise awareness and understanding of the “critical skills and knowledge expected and required for success in colleges, technical training programs, and employment in the 21st century.”
The CCR enables adult education programs to establish standards in the content areas of English language arts and literacy (ELA/ literacy), in History/ Social Studies, Science, Technical Subjects, and in math; frameworks that will help prepare adults for success in higher education and training programs. Three key areas of shift in emphasis in Literacy Instruction are significant in the CCR.
Shift 3-Knowledge: Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction
The third key shift is a focus not only on English language arts, but also on literacy across the disciplines of science, social studies, and technical subjects. “Informational text makes up the vast majority of required reading in college and the workplace. Through an extended focus on literacy in the domains of science, history, and technical subject areas, students can build the knowledge that will prepare them for college and careers.”
For example: Before readings may have focused on personal stories, or human interest stories. Now, readings will focus on English language arts as well as informational texts in the areas of science, social studies, history, and technical subjects, providing students with contentknowledge.
The TABE test and the GED didn’t use to be about content knowledge based. Now, they are. Now both of these tests assume background knowledge based on life experience and previous readings. Providing ELLs with content knowledge will help prepare them to take these and other examinations.
~College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education. (2013). pp. 1-2, 10.
Shift is to the development of content knowledge through the reading of informational texts.
Campbell Adult and Community EducationCreate a Framework for Student Success
August 2014Ronna Magy