ERWIN MONTESSORI NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD BALLOT

ITES Activity 3

"Students who are College and Career ready in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language . . . use technology and digital media strategically and capably."  From Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Introduction, page 7

KINDERGARTEN:
COMMON CORE  ELA				INFO TECH ESSENTIAL STANDARDS
Reading Standards for literature
Key ideas and details		with prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text	→	Research Process: understand the importance of good questions in conducting research		Identify questions that are relevant to a given topic or purpose.
Craft and story structure		recognize common types of texts	→	Informational text: understand the difference between text read for enjoyment and text read for information		understand the meaning of fiction and nonfiction
Reading Standards for informational text
Key ideas and details		with prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text	→	Research Process: understand the importance of good questions in conducting research		Identify questions that are relevant to a given topic or purpose.
Integration of knowledge and ideas		with prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic	→	Informational text: understand the difference between text read for enjoyment and text read for information		indentify resources with appropriate factual information
Writing Standards
Production and distribution of writing		with guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers	→	Technology as a tool: use technology tools to reinforce classroom concepts and activities		use technology tools to present data and information . . .
Research to build and present knowledge		participate in shared research and writing projects	→	Research Process: understand the importance of good questions in conducting research		identify questions that are relevant for a given topic or purpose
Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension and collaboration		ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood	→	Research Process: understand the importance of good questions in conducting research		identify questions that are relevant for a given topic or purpose
FIRST GRADE:
COMMON CORE  ELA				INFO TECH ESSENTIAL STANDARDS
Reading Standards for literature
Key ideas and details		retell stories including ket details, and demomstrate understanding of their central message or lesson	→	Informational Text: understand the difference between text read for enjoyment and text read for information		compare important facts and minor details
Craft and structure		explain major difference between  books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide range of text types	→	Informational Text: understand the difference between text read for enjoyment and text read for information		classify text as fiction or nonfiction
Reading standards for informational text
Key ideas and details		describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text	→	Informational Text: understand the difference between text read for enjoyment and text read for information		compare important facts and minor details
Integration of knowledge and ideas		identify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic		Sources of information: recall useful sources of information		classify resources as relevant for a given purpose and/or topic
Writing Standards
Production and distribution of writing		with guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers	→	Technology as a tool: use technology tools and skills to reinforce classroom concepts and activities		use technology tools to present data and information . . .
Research to build and present knowledge		participate in shared research and writing projects	→	Research Proces: remember the steps of a simple (or simplified) research process		recognize the steps of a simple (or simplified) research process
Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration		ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood	→	Research Proces: remember the steps of a simple (or simplified) research process		recognize the steps of a simple (or simplified) research process