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[quote=Anonymous]http://www.ncld.org/blog/a-special-educator-shares-her-perspective-on-the-common-core-state-standards/

Written by Chelsea Miller

A Special Educator Shares Her Perspective on the Common Core State Standards

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) creates high expectations for student success by outlining the set of skills that students need to master at each grade level. At the end of the day, students are supposed to be equipped with critical thinking, problem solving and other career-oriented skills for college and 21st century jobs. Although th[b]e implementation of the Standards will have a big impact on students with disabilities, the authors of the Standards have provided only limited guidance in this area.
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In the midst of this uncertainty, I hope to provide educators and families my perspective on how to leverage the enterprise of CCSS adoption for the benefit of students with learning disabilities (LD).

[b]CCSS is explicit in outlining goals but ambiguous on how teachers should instruct or assess.[/b] [b]Words like “analyze” and “identify” are frequently mentioned, but can have different meanings to individual teachers. It’s like the game of telephone – the original intent can get lost when standards are passed from the Standards writers to textbook publishers, teachers and finally students.[/b][/quote]

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