Three Key Shifts in ELA/Literacy

1.  Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts
2.  Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational
3.  Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

These touchstones are a great starting point for learning about and understanding the CCRS. How have you adjusted your expectations of students, what must be taught,  and how you teach?
                                                   From Quarterly Meeting #1