Pedagogical Shifts demanded by the Common Core State Standards
There are twelve shifts that the Common Core requires of us if we are to be truly aligned with it in terms of curricular materials and classroom instruction. There are six shifts in ELA/ Literacy.

Shifts in ELA/Literacy

Shift 1 - Balancing Informational & Literary Text

Students read a true balance of informational and literary texts.


Shift 2 - Knowledge in the Disciplines

Students build knowledge about the world (domains/ content

areas) through TEXT rather than the teacher or activities

Shift 3 - Staircase of Complexity

Students read the central, grade appropriate text around which instruction is centered. Teachers are patient, create more time and space and support in the curriculum for close reading.


Shift 4 - Text-based Answers

Students engage in rich and rigorous evidence based conversations about text.


Shift 5 - Writing from Sources

Writing emphasizes use of evidence from sources to inform or make an argument.


Shift 6 - Academic Vocabulary

Students constantly build the transferable vocabulary they need to access grade level complex texts. This can be done effectively by spiraling like content in increasingly complex texts.
*Excerpted from www.engageNY.com


There are twelve shifts that the Common Core requires of us if we are to be truly aligned with it in terms of curricular materials and classroom instruction. There are six shifts in ELA/ Literacy.

Shifts in ELA/Literacy

Shift 1 - Balancing Informational & Literary Text

Students read a true balance of informational and literary texts.


Shift 2 - Knowledge in the Disciplines

Students build knowledge about the world (domains/ content

areas) through TEXT rather than the teacher or activities

Shift 3 - Staircase of Complexity

Students read the central, grade appropriate text around which instruction is centered. Teachers are patient, create more time and space and support in the curriculum for close reading.


Shift 4 - Text-based Answers

Students engage in rich and rigorous evidence based conversations about text.


Shift 5 - Writing from Sources

Writing emphasizes use of evidence from sources to inform or make an argument.


Shift 6 - Academic Vocabulary

Students constantly build the transferable vocabulary they need to access grade level complex texts. This can be done effectively by spiraling like content in increasingly complex texts.
*Excerpted from www.engageNY.com