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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here:  from the NYS website

http://www.engageny.org/english-language-arts

[quote]New York State ELA Curriculum for Grades Pre-K-2

The New York State ELA Curriculum for grades Pre-K-2 is made up of three components: the Listening and Learning strand and Skills strand ([b]from the Core Knowledge Language Arts-New York Edition[/b]) and Guided Reading and Accountable Independent Reading.[/quote]

[quote]The Listening and Learning strand lessons, comprised of teacher read-alouds, class discussion, vocabulary work, and extension activities, build on the research finding that students’ listening comprehension outpaces their reading comprehension throughout elementary school. [b]These read-alouds and exercises are organized in 11 to 12 domains (units) per grade. Each domain is dedicated to a particular topic, and the class stays focused on that topic or theme for 10 to 15 days of instruction[/b]. The domains build on each other within and across grades.[/quote]

The domains are INTENSE.

Link to the second grade domains here

http://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-2-english-language-arts-listening-and-learning-strand

Ask your relatives in NYS to look at the link I posted, and to explain to you the difference between Common Core State Standards in ELA, and the Core Knowledge Domains.[/quote]

Did you notice on your link the following:

Select a domain on the left to view the materials for that domain.

Created on: 
Monday, April 1, 2013
Grade: 
Elementary and Second Grade
Subject: 
English Language Arts
Topic: 
[b]Common Core Learning Standards[/b][/quote]

Yes -- the standards include BOTH the Common Core Learning standards AND the heavy duty, subject intense Core KNowledge standards (the ones detailing all that knowledge of ancient CHinese civilization in 2nd grade, for example)

So it's much more than just what is specified by the Common Core.  Much, much more is being asked of kids in NYS.

So for example, when blog posters like this one:  http://atthechalkface.com/2013/07/29/holy-mesopotamia-batman-first-grade-ccss-vocabulary/

complain about he "Common Core curriculum" they are forced to use in New York State -- many people will think their complaints are about the Common Core standards.   But if you look at it, you will see they are complaining about the heavy Core Knowledge requirements (in this case for kids in grade 1 to learn about Ancient Mesopotamia).   That stuff didn't come from Common Core it came from Core Knowledge.

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