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Our county has provided each school with an instructional coach who will be able to help lead and guide us in these changes. Our school also has a leveled book room, which allows us to find materials on each child’s academic level. Resources available in the Live Binder will also provide help as needed.

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The new standards are easier to understand, and will make it easier to align and collaborate with other grade levels. The top two changes will be in cursive writing and the writing process.

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The revisions have provided a clear guide with an easy to follow format. Seeing the alignment between grade levels helps to know what is taught before and after your specific grade level. I like seeing the push for writing, as that is a more difficult area.

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I thought the quiz was very informative, in giving immediate feedback. I liked to see that teachers were involved in writing the standards, and that there were no shifts made.

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We collaborate during PLC groups. The parent guide will be very helpful and I plan on posting so parents can see it. The links on Canvas will be a good resource.

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The standards are easier to understand and more devopmentaly appropriate. It seems to flow better from grade level to grade level
My changes in practice will be to incorporate more writing and grammar.

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We are given time to collaborate during planning and then during extra planning every two weeks. This will be a great time to really dig deep into the standards with my team and make sure we really understand the changes.

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I think the new standards are much easier to understand which in turn makes them easier to teach. I am excited to use them and use the clarification and glossary  each week when I plan with my team.  Handwriting will be a welcome addition in my 2nd grade classroom.  It is very much needed! It also seems as the revisions lend themselves to what is developmentally appropriate.

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I was surprised to see handwriting standards for 2nd grade. Also the change in vocabulary including theme and central idea. I guess I will be looking for handwriting ideas and using the new vocabulary.

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Like many have said I am glad about the absence of a shift in instruction.  Through my reading so far it seems like a teacher has freedom to use the tools he/she desires as long as standards are met.  It also was nice to read that teachers were involved in the creation of the standards.
I have a better understanding of the standards after taking this quiz.

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My district already has several things in place to support these changes. We have school leaders, the office of early learning, live binder, Letterland (Phonics and writing and mclass strategies. I will use the district's resources and DPI's resources by using their tools to differentiate the children in my class based on their learning and skills.

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I love how the changes in each standard are listed.  The top two changes in my practice will be using the glossary for clarification to help me clearly understand exactly what I am teaching.  Also, I will use some of their ideas in my class.

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The revisions will impact my teaching by making what I teach my children easier to understand. I will be taking several steps to prepare myself and my students for the changes. I will read through the new revision thoroughly, so that I will clearly know and understand what to teach my children.

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I love seeing that teachers were involved in writing and putting together the ELA SCOS. I am glad that there is not going to be a shift in instruction. I like how the quiz explained the answers to the questions clearly. It made it easier for me to understand and comprehend.

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The new revisions seem to be clearer. It will help with lesson planning. They are well organized and examples will be helpful.

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The resources are a wonderful support to guide teachers when planning lessons.

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I feel like it creates a better progression between grade levels.

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The new revisions help provide a clearer understanding of what needs to be taught.  As a teacher it helps create a concise learning goal for students.

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I was surprised that there was no specified book list.

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I have everything I need and I am glad I will have an academic facilitator this year to guide me along.

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Devlopmently appropriate standards is what our curriculum needed. I will need to spend mroe time working on handwriting in 2nd grade.

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The changes will impact my teaching some in 2nd grade with the new handwriting standards. I will be able to provide my students will the apropriate stratagies they need.

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I like that teachers were involved in writing the ELA Standard Course of Study. I also think it is important to have handwriting standards in second grade.

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We will have an academic facilitator to help us utilize district and DPI resources. The parent guides will be helpful to give teachers and parents a common  language to use in discussing their students academic progress.

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I was happy to see that I teachers were

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The booklet is a great resource. I have all that I need

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SM  BCES  great support   I have everything I need to teach the new standards

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SM  BCES  great support   I have everything I need to teach the new standards

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I am happy to see the standards finally reflecting what is developmentally appropriate.

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SM BCES  easier flow for sure between grade levels

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SM BCES  easier flow for sure between grade levels

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SM BCES THere are some changes but shouldnt impact my teaching   

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SM BCES THere are some changes but shouldnt impact my teaching   

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The organization had clarity to the vocabulary will help with carrying learning from one grade level to the next

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SM BCES   Somethings were surprising...like the approved book list.  I thought there was one

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SM BCES   Somethings were surprising...like the approved book list.  I thought there was one

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I am surprised there is not an approved book list for North Carolina. I am not thrilled with teaching handwriting in second grade

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I think that the chages are more developmentally appropriate and are more clear and direct. This will make it easier to teach and easier for them to understand

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We have access to resources through our C.O. and the live binder. These will help in weekly planning as well as long term goals .

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The changes reflect skills that I have already been implementing in my 1st grade classroom. The alignment makes it easier to see what they should already know as well as what upper grades expect.

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The organization was better and will help in better planning. The clarification of skills helps in targeting what to teach as well as expectations.

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It has been affirmed. Glad to see teacher input was included. Quiz was helpful.

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I found it interesting that NC does not have an approved book list. I really liked the way I learned the information through the feedback on the quiz

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Our county has provided staff development opportunities to help with understanding the new standards.  They have also provided academic facilitators to help teachers with implementation of the new standards.  The new writing program Write from the beginning will play a major role with helping teachers meet the new writing standards in grades K-2.  Meeting weekly in grade level learning groups will help increase knowledge of standards and ensure teachers are aligning what is being taught to the standards.  Clear learning goals will be established for teachers and students through “I can” statements.

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The changes in the ELA standards K-2 are more developmentally appropriate for students.  I like how the new standards are more vertically aligned.  I also like the clarity of the standards and the fact that the standards are more child centered. Implementing Write from the Beginning will help teachers meet the new writing goals.

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The new revisions provide a clearer understanding of what should be taught.  As a teacher, the examples and clarity of the standards will help in planning lessons and implementing the curriculum.  Instruction will be standards driven and will help in creating  more concise learning goals for teachers and students.

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I feel the fact and myth quiz helped me understand the new ELA standard course of study.  It was a great way to show misconceptions and inform teachers about the standards.  It was nice to know that teachers had input and that grammar and conventions will be apart of the curriculum.

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I liked that we received the booklet with every thing that is updated. He is a great reference to use for planning purposes.

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When I originally started this course I was teaching 4th grade. Over the summer I have moved grade levels to 3rd grade. These standards are now completely new to me. They seem to be developmentally appropriate. One of my changes in practice will be learning how to instruct for Read to Achieve.

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The revision to the standards

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I am only in my second year of teaching. The revisions to the ELA SCOS have greatly helped with clarification. I am now better able to understand what is required of each of my students. I plan to work on developing my student's writing skills more this year.

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As an educator, the myth or fact quiz was very beneficial! It is great to know that teacher input was considered in shifting the ELA SCOS.

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My new perspectives on the standards is that they did not change very much except to change some of the vocabulary and help align it with previous learning and make it more developmentally appropriate. I do not have any further questions about the standards or instruction at this time. My top two changes in practices will be to discuss the middle of the text in more detail and to be sure to practice handwriting and writing to go along with the new revisions.

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Our academic facilitator helps us to utilize district and DPI resources. The parent guides will be helpful to give teachers and parents a common language to use in discussing academic progress.

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They offer professional development for continued teacher support. They are also in the process of creating parent documents to send home for parents to have and use with their child.

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The district provides PD and our Academic Facilitator is a wonderful resource for us. My first grade team is a great support for me as well.

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I like that they changed some of the vocabulary into more kid-friendly language such as replacing the word "research" in kindergarten standards.

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Our Academic facilitator is wonderful and available to help as needed. We also have great regular education teachers and were well in teams to help each other.

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I love that our district has provided us with a wonderful academic facilitator. She is so helpful with collaboratively planning with my grade level. I will use these resources to provide writing prompts and help with guided writing instruction. I will also print off the questions for parents to use at home.

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The standards take student development and need for support into consideration. I will use the explanations and examples to help clarify my understanding of the standards.

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The CANVAS course has lots of links to resources. We are also implementing more opportunities to collaborate effectivley to improve our instruction

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It was a good reminder that the vast majority of kindergarten standards start"with prompting and support" The examples are helpful.

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The new standards seem to fit better with the grade level and seem easier to understand. As an EC teacher I will continue to follow students IEP goals and incorporate the standards as appropriate for each student.

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I like that the language is more user friendly and written in simpler language. It will be easier to introduce these standards to my first graders.

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As someone new to a grade level, I appreciate the clarifications and the examples.

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I can tell that teachers were involved in the changes because they are more developmentally appropriate. I like how some kindergarten standards were pushed up to first and second grades. I felt kinders were expected to do developmentally inappropriate writing in the standards before. The shift seems appropriate. A lot of the standards did not change, however the wording changed to be more specific such as using the words "understand" and "distinguish". My biggest changes will be in handwriting and teaching theme.

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The new revisions will make it easier to plan lessons that truly match the criteria for what is to be taught. Having the grade bands will help to know exactly what the students know and then we will be able to build upon their previous learning. The clarification and glossary section will also help to make sure that everything is uniform and that everyone is teaching the vocabulary the same.

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Our district has professional development planned. Our Academic Facilitator is a great resource for help and suggestions.

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Our district has professional development in place to support these changes. Our academic facilitator is knowledgeable in all changes and will be a great resource.

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I like the new layout and setup. It seems to make it easy to understand. I like the vertical set up and the continuation of some standards.

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District has PD in place and facilitators at the school level to help with transitioning to new revisions

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I like that there is more focus on developing writing skills. I also like the vertical alignment between grade levels. This helps provide a solid foundation in writing skills for students.

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The revised standards changed the wording to make the standard more age/ developmentally appropriate. Doing activities as a group or with guidance makes tasks more feasible. I have no questions. My top 2 changes in practice will be planning group investigation projects and increased vocabulary focus.

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The new standards help me to assure that students were previously taught writing skills so that I may piggyback off of the grade level prior to me. I will also be able to vertically plan writing! I will prepare the students for changes by using the SCOS to make certain that students receive all standards.

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I think the revisions are more developmentally appropriate for my kindergarten students.  My top two changes in practice will be increase in vocabulary focus and group writing projects.

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As an EC teacher the top changes would be reflective on what grade level material students need to know compared to their ability

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It seems it is very fluid from one grade level to another.

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I like to see that teachers had some input. It doesn't appear much has changed.

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The new revisions will help me with specific examples and ideas. I love the vocabulary component included. It makes it so much clearer to plan for the year.

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The revisions are clearly stated and provide explanations and examples. I like the vocabulary component. It will help with planning ELA lessons.

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As a kindergarten teacher, I was not aware of several things like where the approved book list comes from. It helps to gain information on the whole spectrum.

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It's nice to see that there is some flexibility in the curriculum decisions- that it's not decided by the state- and that teacher input was considered in the standards.

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I was pleased to know that there was teaching input in creating the SCOS. I am also pleased that there will be no major shifts in the instruction. I was not familiar with the grade band so now I have a better understanding of what that is.

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Glad to see that handwriting is more of a focus now. Not too much as changed in the standards

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I was encouraged to see that there were only "shifts" in the standards and not entirely new standards. Teacher input is a plus as well. I was happy to see cursive handwriting added to the curriculum.

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I appreciated that the quiz gave instant feedback. I am thankful for teacher input and that cursive was reinstated.

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I really like that teachers were involved in creating the changes to SCOS. The K-2 standards are primarily still the same. I also am happy that cursive is back in the curriculum.

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I learned that the standards have not changed that much. I really like that teachers were involved in the change. The changes are more developmentally appropriate for my students.

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Our district is very fortunate to have things in place to help teachers and students with the changes in curriculum. This canvas course, for one, has been very helpful in helping teachers to dive into and analyze the changes which will then be implemented directly into our instruction. We also have other resources available that I will use such as: PDs, curriculum specialists, media/tech specialists, pacing guides, the Crosswalk Document, etc.

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After listening to the presentations and really digging into the revisions via the "Crosswalk" document, I do have some new perspectives on our SCOS. I truly feel the new standards are more concise and easier to understand. As a result of this change, I will refer more directly to the standards in daily instruction when conversing with students. At the present time, I do not have any questions but as I dig even deeper into the documents and resources on the new standards, more questions may arise. I do wonder how long these revisions will remain in place and if there will be more changes in the near future. My top two changes in my practice will be to refer to content specific vocabulary that I intend to turn into a word wall on a daily basis and the use of the content vocabulary to provide formative assessments to guide instruction more consistently.

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The "Myth  or Fact" quiz has  increased my knowledge of the NC ELA SOCS. I like the fact that teachers have helped to write the changes made to the SCOS.

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The "Myth  or Fact" quiz has  increased my knowledge of the NC ELA SOCS. I like the fact that teachers have helped to write the changes made to the SCOS.

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We have time to collaborate with others during our PLC’s at the school level. The media coordinator always shares new technology ideas to help with instruction. The Canvas course has lots of links to resources. I plan on posting the link for the Parent Guide to encourage parent involvement in reading at home.

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The revisions make grade level and grade band expectations very clear. The clarifications section in the grammar continuum and the clarity of the writing standards will help in lesson planning. The top two changes in my teaching practices will include changes in grammar and writing lessons and use of specific vocabulary for skills.

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The revisions are easy to understand, specific and will help with lesson planning. The “In the Classroom” section is helpful because it gives specific teaching examples for each standard. The glossary will help educators focus on specific terminology which will reinforce concepts in each grade. I plan on using the clarification of the standard to help students understand the overall purpose for the lesson.

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I was glad they used teachers for input into the minor changes in the standards. The quiz helped to reinforced the fact LEA are responsible for the curriculum and the standards focus on the end-of-year expectations.

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There are plenty of academic facilitators we can reach out to (in our building and not) who would be willing to help us through the changes. Also, we typically have PD - coming from the state level or county level - to help us through these changes.

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I think the wording of the standards are clearer for the teachers and students. Although it doesn't apply to me, I am excited to see that cursive writing has been put back into the standards. I don't have any questions but I do think I'll refer more to the standards with my students (because the language is easier to comprehend) and also taking advantage of the vertical alignment to understand where my students are, where they were , and where they are going.

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This will be my first year teaching 6th grade - one way i’ll be able to use this (in impacting my teaching) will be in the examples of how you can teach the different skills and also the clarifications of different terms (this will help me and my students).

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It is promising to see that teachers were involved in creating the new standards - since we are the ones that are on the front lines teaching the standards.

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I truly see the revisions in the standard impacting my teaching in several ways. What I see that will be impacted the most will be my planning for my teaching. I love that some confusing terms and verbiage were removed from the standards and made more clear and concise. I know now that the standards are more specific, my teaching will be more direct. My next steps in preparing myself and my students for the changes will be to go through the glossary and identify key words from the previous grade level and our grade level. I will conduct a pre-test assessment to see what terms from 4th grade have been mastered and will use that to drive instruction into fifth grade. Any terms unknown will be added in with the fifth grade terms to create my content word wall. I will conduct formative assessments throughout the year to drive instruction. The examples being moved from the actual standard to a different section on its own will help to come up with new instructional activities to implement within my classroom.

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The new layout is more user friendly for teachers and clearly defines in an understandable way what the standards are for each grade level. The grade level bands allow for mastery of skills when children are developmentally ready through scaffolding. I appreciate the ideas, strategies and examples and will utilize these when planning ELA lessons.

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We already have PLC's and grade level meetings in place where we will be able to further discuss the revisions. We also have a great book room that will help with choosing texts for ISR.

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I like being able to see the vertical alignment between standards. The top changes in practice are word choice and a greater emphasis on grammar and vocabulary.

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The revisions are more clearly stated and I appreciate how the clarifications provide examples and ideas. This will help with planning upcoming ELA lessons.