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27 Mar 2013

Key Shifts in Assessment and Instruction Related to CCSS-ELA

Dr. Karen K. Wixson, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

View the webinar on TextProject's YouTube channel
Download Webinar Guide #3

This presentation will illustrate the shifts in assessment and instruction related to the CCSS in English Language Arts identified by the developers of both the CCSS-ELA and the forthcoming assessments.  These shifts include:  1) Regular practice with complex text and its academic language; 2) Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from literary and informational text; and 3) Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction.

A recording of the webinar can be viewed on the CCSS playlist at the TextProject YouTube channel.