➢ #1 Reason to Support the Common Core: PPT 2 CCSS Shifts - Reading rather than focusing solely on the skills of reading and writing, the ELA/literacy standards highlight the growing complexity of the texts students must read to be ready for the demands of college, career, and life. Rather than asking students questions they can answer solely from their prior knowledge and experience, the standards call for students to answer questions that depend on their having read the texts with care. The reading standards focus on students' ability to read carefully and grasp information, arguments, ideas, and details based on evidence in the text. It also promotes creative and critical thinking over memorization, and prepares students with the collaboration,
