Area Summary of Changes 1995 Colorado Model Content Standards 2010 Colorado Academic Standards Number of standards Six standards Four standards Names of standards Standard 1 Students read and understand a variety of materials. Standard 2 Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. Standard 3 Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. Standard 4 Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Standard 5 Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological resources. Standard 6 Students read and recognize literature as a record of experience. Standard 1 Oral Expression and Listening Standard 2 Reading for All Purposes Standard 3 Writing and Composition Standard 4 Research and Reasoning The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects include a separate standard for Language. In this document, those Language expectations are integrated into the four standards above as appropriate. Integration of 21st century skills and postsecondary workforce readiness competencies Not deliberately addressed in original document. 21st century skills and postsecondary workforce readiness skills were embedded throughout the evidence outcomes of P-12 and in the prepared graduate expectations. P-2 Standards articulated for grade band beginning with kindergarten. Benchmarks articulated by grade band of K-4 with most geared to upper grades. Pre-K included. Grade level expectations articulated for each elementary grade. Clear expectations articulated for grades P-2. Number of grade level expectations Average of six benchmarks per level span. Average of 11 grade level expectations per grade level. Reading, Writing, and Communicating Subcommittee Members Co-Chairs: Ms. Angela N. Powell High School Teacher-English 9-12 Holyoke Jr/Sr High School
Holyoke Mr. J. Rothman Higher Education Lecturer, University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of English, the Writing Center, and Program for Writing and Rhetoric Lafayette Subcommittee Members: Ms Shauna Barker Preschool Regional Director The Sunshine House Parker Ms. Sheri Charles Preschool Director of Early Childhood Education Division of Instruction Aurora Public Schools Aurora Ms. Susan Cunniff Parent Colorado Springs Ms. Rebecca De Lio Parent Denver Public Library Western History Genealogy Department Littleton Mr. Paul S. De Maret High School Language Arts Teacher, Forensics Coach Rocky Mountain High School Poudre School District Fort Collins Ms. Daryl Gagliano, Ed.S. Early Childhood Education Director of Early Childhood Education (PK-2) Pueblo City Schools Pueblo Ms. Mary Lee Geary Higher Education Lead Instructor, Composition and Rhetoric, Front Range Community College Boulder Ms. Lynn Hawthorne Middle School Language Arts Instructional Specialist Denver Public Schools Denver Ms. Joan W. Keane High School Retired Secondary Language Arts Teacher Fort Collins Mr. Alan Klayton Brigadier General, USAF, (Retired) Colorado Springs Mrs. Jan Lasater District K-8 Literacy Instructional Coordinator Aurora Public Schools Denver Mrs. Elizabeth A. Maloney Elementary School Dry Creek Elementary School Cherry Creek School District Centennial Mr. David McIntire Business Senior Manager Accenture Denver Ms. Pam Monteferrante Middle School 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher Pagosa Springs School Pagosa Springs Mr. Mark Overmeyer District and High Education Literacy Coordinator and Instructional Coach, Denver Writing Project Adjunct Professor, UCD, for MA teacher candidates Denver Ms. Carmen Polka Elementary School Critical Thinking Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) Windsor Ms. Kathleen J. Powell Middle School Technology Integration
Content Area: Reading, Writing, and Communicating Standard: 3. Writing and Composition Prepared Graduates: Implement the writing process successfully to plan, revise, and edit written work Grade Level Expectation: Second Grade Concepts and skills students master: 2. Exploring the writing process helps to plan and draft a variety of simple informational texts Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skills and Readiness Competencies Students can: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. (CCSS: W.2.2) Write letters and “how-to’s” (procedures, directions, recipes) that follow a logical order and appropriate format Organize informational texts using main ideas and specific supporting details Organize ideas using a variety of pictures, graphic organizers or bulleted lists Use relevant details when responding in writing to questions about texts a focus when responding to a given question, and use details from text to support a given focus Apply appropriate transition words to writing Inquiry Questions: What are different of informational writing? Why is it important to writers to know who will be reading work? How is report writing different from storytelling? How do writers use technology to support the writing process? How do authors stay focused on one topic throughout a piece of writing? How might technology impact the writing process for informational texts? Relevance and Application: Cooks write their recipes step-by-step so the readers can follow the directions easily. Parents write to their children who live far away using conventional and digital means. Nature of Reading, Writing, and Communicating: Writers use their own experiences in their writing to make connections. Writers work with peers to create organized pieces of writing. Writers plan and organize information with audience and purpose in mind. Writers reread and revise while drafting.