Warren County schools will undergo curriculum changes in the 2012-13 school year due to North Carolina’s adoption of the new Common Core State Standards and the N.C. Essential Standards. These new guidelines describe the essential skills and knowledge that students master annually and provide parents with a clear and common understanding of what their child is expected to learn and know.
1. Talk with your child's teacher.
The standards define how students should progress in their knowledge and skills as they move through each grade level. Read the standards and use them to guide conversations with your child’s teacher about their mastery of content and critical skills. Get started today by downloading the Common Core State Standards and N.C. Essential Standards for your child's grade.
The standards define how students should progress in their knowledge and skills as they move through each grade level. Read the standards and use them to guide conversations with your child’s teacher about their mastery of content and critical skills. Get started today by downloading the Common Core State Standards and N.C. Essential Standards for your child's grade.
Link to Common Core State Standards
Link to N. C. Essential Standards
2. Prepare to see more complex reading assignments.
Parents will notice that reading assignments under the new standards will become more challenging. Students will be expected to read and learn from more complex text. When reading, ask your child "why" and "how" questions to spark their critical thinking and comprehension. For reading ideas, download Appendix B at the Common Core website.
Parents will notice that reading assignments under the new standards will become more challenging. Students will be expected to read and learn from more complex text. When reading, ask your child "why" and "how" questions to spark their critical thinking and comprehension. For reading ideas, download Appendix B at the Common Core website.
Link to Appendix B
3. Watch for testing changes throughout the year.
To make sure every child is on track to meet the new requirements, teachers will begin to use more formative assessments and benchmark tests. Feedback will be immediate from these assessments and will help teachers know when they need to change instruction to suit your child's growth and needs. Parents will continue to see end-of-grade and end-of-course tests. However the way these tests are delivered and how they are constructed will change over time as the state moves towards online testing and incorporates the new standards.
To make sure every child is on track to meet the new requirements, teachers will begin to use more formative assessments and benchmark tests. Feedback will be immediate from these assessments and will help teachers know when they need to change instruction to suit your child's growth and needs. Parents will continue to see end-of-grade and end-of-course tests. However the way these tests are delivered and how they are constructed will change over time as the state moves towards online testing and incorporates the new standards.
4. Encourage your child to check his or her math work.
The new standards emphasize good habits, such as active problem solving, persistence and checking to see if answers are correct. The standards are designed to show students how to pay attention to patterns and structures in math problems. To support your child's learning, look for everyday examples of math problems and encourage your child to use their newly gained knowledge to help solve them.
The new standards emphasize good habits, such as active problem solving, persistence and checking to see if answers are correct. The standards are designed to show students how to pay attention to patterns and structures in math problems. To support your child's learning, look for everyday examples of math problems and encourage your child to use their newly gained knowledge to help solve them.