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Home Strategies for Common

Core Standards Success

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NYSABE 2014 Conference

2014 NYSABE Parent Institute

Parents Can Help Their Children

Achieve Success in School

1. Understand the laws and policies that impact the

education of Limited English Proficient/English Language

Learners (LEP/ELLs).

2. Know your rights.

3. Understand your roles and responsibilities.

4. Participate in the education of your child and in helping

them to succeed.

5. Help your child at home.

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Parents’ Rights

1. Find a school that responds to the needs of the family. Select

the most appropriate program for your child.

2. Visit your child’s school; ask questions about your child and

the school.

3. Request a translator when you need to communicate with

school leaders and your child’s teachers.

4. Make sure you are informed about your child’s school

instructional decisions, school activities, etc.

5. Find information on academic standards, promotional

standards, and other related school information.

6. Take advantage of the opportunity to be part of your child’s

School Leadership Team and other parent activities.


Parents’ Responsibilities

1. Participate fully in the education of your child.

2. Ensure your child goes to school on time and is

prepared to learn.

3. Give your child needed academic support

(tutoring, materials, etc.).

4. Make sure your child completes homework; is

prepared for exams.

5. Attend Parent-Teacher Conferences.


Laws and Policies

The No Child Left Behind Law

Title I and Title III (January 2002)

NYS Commissioner Regulations CR Part 154

The LAU Decree / The Aspira Consent Decree (1974)

The Language Allocation Policy (LAP)

The Language Assessment Battery- Revised (LAB-R)

The New York State Identification Test for English

Language Learners (NYSITELL)

New York State English as a Second Language

Achievement Test (NYSESLAT)


New Objectives – Help All Students to

become College and Career Ready

What is college and career readiness and

why does it matter?

The new standards

What to look for

How to help our children at home.


College Readiness

College readiness means that high

school graduates have the skills they

need to do well in college.

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• “College” doesn’t just mean a two- or four-year

degree. It can mean any program that leads to a

degree or certificate.

• Being “ready” means that students graduate from

high schools with key skills in English and

mathematics.

(Source: EngageNY)

Career Readiness

Career readiness means that high

school graduates are qualified for

and able to do well in long-term

careers.


• “Career” doesn’t just mean a job. It means a

profession that lets graduates succeed at a job

they enjoy and earn a competitive wage.

(Source: EngageNY)

For every 100 ninth graders…

65 graduate from high school

37 enter college

24 are still enrolled in sophomore year 12 graduate with a degree in six years

Why does this matter? Because it’s

what our students need


(Source: EngageNY)

Common Core Standards

are aligned with college and work expectations;

are clear, understandable and consistent;

include rigorous content and application of knowledge

through high-order skills;

build upon strengths and lessons of current state

standards;

are informed by other top performing countries, so that

all students are prepared to succeed in our global

economy and society; and

are evidence-based. (Source: educationnorthwest.org)


Common Core State Standards

Prepare students for success in College and Careers.

Students graduate with the skills needed to do well in

college and at work.

Students graduate from high schools with key skills in

language arts and math.

Students graduate from a program with a degree or

certificate, not just from a four-year college.

Graduates can succeed at a job they enjoy and earn a

competitive wage.

All students are held to the same high standards.

All students learn the same materials. (Source: EngageNY}



English Language Arts/Literacy

Read as much non-fiction as fiction

Learn about the world by reading

Read more challenging material

Talk about texts using “evidence”

Write about texts using “evidence”

Know more vocabulary words (academic vocabulary)


(Source: EngageNY)


Mathematics

Build skills across grade levels

Learn more about less

Use math facts easily

Think fast and solve problems

Really know it, really do it

Use math in the real world

(EngageNY.org)


Instructional Shifts for the

Common Core

Six Shifts in ELA/Literacy

Balancing Informational

and Literary Text

Building Knowledge in

the Disciplines

Staircase of Complexity

Text-Based Answers

Writing From Sources

Academic Vocabulary

Six Shifts in Math

• Focus

• Coherence

• Fluency

• Deep Understanding

• Applications

• Dual Intensity


(Source: EngageNY)


• Read as much non-fiction as fiction

• Learn about the world by reading

• Read more challenging material closely

• Discuss reading using evidence

• Write non-fiction using evidence

• Increase academic vocabulary

A Closer Look: ELA/Literacy Shifts


• Focus: learn more about less

• Build skills across grades

• Develop speed and accuracy

• Really know it, Really do it

• Use it in the real world

• Think fast AND solve problems

A Closer Look: Mathematics Shifts

(Source: EngageNY)


What’s different in the new standards?

English Language Arts/Literacy: •Focus on non-fiction, careful reading •Discuss reading and write using evidence •Increase academic vocabulary

Mathematics •Learn more about fewer concepts •Focus on skill building, speed and accuracy •Use of real world examples to better understand concepts

(Source: EngageNY)

Parent support can help students

succeed

By staying involved, informed and engaged, parents can

help students be successful .

There are many ways to help:

Read with your children.

Review and discuss their homework.

Communicate with their teachers.

Attend public meetings to learn more.

Learn about the standards and how they affect your

child’s education and school.

Look through your child’s backpack each afternoon.


Activity: After school routines

Grab a partner and discuss your after school routines. Be

specific!

Ask each other questions:

How do you help your child with homework? How

closely do you review it?

How closely do you review their schoolwork?

How often do you communicate with their teachers?

How do you celebrate your child’s success in school?

How do you address poor performance?

What is your favorite part of your after school routine?


Reading is the foundation of successful

learning.

Parents can help

children develop

good reading habits.

Read more than

just books.

I read to you, you

read to me.

Once is not

enough.

Take control of

the television.

Create a special place

in your home for your

child to read, write and

draw.

Make use of your

public library.

Help your child see

that reading is

important.


How can you help your child in

literacy?

Ask your child specific questions about what they read.

Encourage children to read, then write and speak about,

nonfiction text such as newspapers, magazines, and

biographies.

Encourage children to research topics of interest and

read series that relate to a central topic.

Have your child follow step by step instructions or a set

of directions in order to accomplish a task, such as

building a sandcastle or operating a game.


Source: EngageNY

How can you help your child in

math? Help children practice their addition, subtraction,

multiplication and division facts.

Encourage children not to give up while solving problems, to build stamina and develop their critical thinking skills. Don’t give them the answers - ask them to think of different ways they can solve problems.

Have children illustrate the math they were thinking in their head and discuss it out loud.

Have children apply their math knowledge to a real-world scenario at home, such as doubling a recipe or calculating the area of a room.


Source: EngageNY

Backpacks: What you should see

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Real-world examples

that makes what

they’re learning in

English and math

make more sense

Math homework

that asks students

to write out how

they got their

answer

Writing assignments

that require students

to use evidence

instead of opinion

Books that

are both

fiction and

non-fiction

Math homework

that ask students

to use different

methods to solve

the same problem


Source: EngageNY

Some questions to ask your child

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Did you talk about

anything you read

in class today?

Did you use

evidence when

you talked about

what you read?

Did you learn any

new words in

class today? What

do they mean?

How do you spell

them?

How often

did you use

math today?

How did you

use it?

How did you use

evidence in school

today? Where did

you get it?


Source: EngageNY

Positive Discipline: Behavior learned at

home will transfer to the school and society at large.

Serve as a role model for your children

Polite requests: Speak to your children the way you want them to speak you and others.

Avoid false threats – You must be able to carry through.

Develop logical, realistic consequences.

No “put downs” or sarcasm, please!

A gentle but firm discipline style is most effective.


Acronyms NCLB

LAU

PT 154

Title III

LAP

LAB-R

NYSITELL

NYSESLAT

NYSED

SLT

CCSS

CCLS

RTI

SWD

ELA

NYCDOE

OELL

NYS RBERN


Bilingual Glossaries steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/rbern/

Word for word translations, no definitions

Can be used during state exams

Keep copies at home and in the classroom for

students to use.


http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/center/technical_assistance/program/language_rbern/resources/glossary



Engageny.org

http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/atta

chments/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf

www.achievethecore.org

www.pta.org/4446.htm

http://www.cgcs.org/Domain/36

http://parcconline.org/parcc-content-frameworks

Additional resources


http://www.achievethecore.org/


http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/shifts-for-students-and-parents.pdf












http://www.pta.org/4446.htm

http://www.cgcs.org/Domain/36






Board of Regents adopts Common Core changes

There will be a delay on the use of "college and career readiness

standards" for determining high school graduation until the year 2022 — a five-year extension

The delay on higher graduation standards will prevent students who have not benefited from the cumulative effect of instruction in the new curriculum from being denied a high school diploma.

Testing time will be capped at 1 percent of instruction time; eliminate standardized testing in kindergarten through second grade.

SED will apply for a federal waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act allowing students with disabilities who are not eligible for alternate assessment to be tested at their instructional level rather than chronological age.

Source: Legislative Gazette.com February 17, 2014


To have another language is to possess a second soul. Charlemagne

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world. Ludwig Wittgenstein

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. Nelson Mandela

One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. Frank Smith

The limits of my language are the limits of my world. Ludwig Wittgenstein

Apprendre une autre langue, c'est comme le commencement d'une autre vie. Michel Bouthot

Value of Bilingualism


New York State Seal of Biliteracy (passed by the Legislature and

signed into law by the Governor on July 31, 2012)

Chapter 271 of the Laws of 2012 (Section 815 of Education Law) established the New York State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English. The NYS Seal of Biliteracy will be awarded by the Commissioner to students who meet criteria established by the Board of Regents and attend schools in districts that voluntarily agree to participate in the program. The Seal of Biliteracy will be affixed to the high school diploma and transcript of graduating pupils attaining Seal criteria and must be made available to students at no cost.

Value of Bilingualism


Final Thoughts

“Education is the most powerful

weapon which you can use to

change the world.”

― Nelson Mandela

“Education is our passport to

the future, for tomorrow

belongs to the people who

prepare for it today.”

― Malcolm X

“Without education no country

can make progress.”

― Malala Yousafzai

“Success is the result of

perfection, hard work,

learning from failure, loyalty, and

persistence.”

― Colin Powell


Closing discussion

What strategies did we discuss today that you

think you might use with your children?

What other information would be helpful to you?

What other questions do you have?


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