Standards

The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (“the Standards”) are the culmination of an extended, broad-based effort to fulfill the charge issued by the states to create the next generation of K-12 standards in order to help ensure that all students are college and career ready in literacy no later than the end of high school.

The Standards set requirements not only for English language arts (ELA) but also for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Just as students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas, so too must the Standards specify the literacy skills and understandings required for college and career readiness in multiple disciplines. Literacy standards for grade 6 and above are predicated on teachers of ELA, history/social studies, science, and technical subjects using their content area expertise to help students meet the particular challenges of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language in their respective fields.

The Niagara Wheatfield Central School District is prepared for the challenges of the standards and has implemented the mandates. Please visit the links on this website for valuable information for parents and teachers.

NYS Next Generations Learning Standards / Briefs

The introduction to the ELA standards states “today’s students need to develop an increasingly complex set of literacy skills and competencies… To be academically and personally successful in today’s literacy- and knowledge-based society and economy, every student needs to develop advanced literacies.” These advanced literacies are “the skills and competencies that enable communication in increasingly diverse ways and promote the understanding and use of text for a variety of purposes.” To help all students meet this challenge, Niagara Wheatfield embraces the following instructional briefs which offers a clear definition of literacy and recommends a series of research-based methods tailored to meet the new demands.

NYS Next Generation P-12 Learning Standards / Briefs

NYS Next Generation Learning Standards Video Presentation

Niagara Wheatfield Central School District makes its curricular Scope & Sequence documents publicly available