How the CMS Library Media Center can Help...

 "Can our students cite evidence from the text rather than their own opinion? ...The problem is that no one in the workforce cares what you think.  ...Can you write an argument based on research or text?  ...In one Minnesota study, entitled Ready or Not, 97% of what was submitted was not college-ready.  Students need to write an argument based on evidence and compelling content."  ~ David Coleman

The Common Core is asking teachers to:

• Increase rigor,
• Increase the Lexile range of required reading,
• Make assignments relevant to the students' real world and
• Imbed research to solve problems and/or answer real world questions.

Your CMS LMC can help you with this challenge:

• Help you find print materials for a specific CC curriculum content that is the correct Lexile recommendation for your grade
• Help you find possible new ELA core novels which are either more challenging, or dramatic non-fiction choices aligned with the CCSS expectations
• Help you prepare your students to be information literate
• Create usits to foster higher level thought which we call inquiry-based instruction
• Find primary source documents for use in your classroom 

Grade Band	Current Lexile Band	"Stretch" Lexile Band*
K–1	N/A	N/A
2–3	450L–725L	420L–820L
4–5	645L–845L	740L–1010L
6–8	860L–1010L	925L–1185L
9-10	960L–1115L	1050L–1335L
11–CCR	1070L–1220L	1185L–1385L

*COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH, LANGUAGE ARTS, APPENDIX A (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION), NGA AND CCSSO, 2012

Points taken from Bringing the Common Core to Life, NYSED, and the School Library System.