Supporting Your Student with the Common Core Standards

Supporting Your Student With The Common Core Standards

What are Arizona’s Common Core Standards?

In 2010, the State Board of Education adopted new set math and reading academic standards. These new standards are built on the Common Core State Standards, a state-driven initiative to raise the bar for students’ academic achievement and success.

What will be different for my child?

You will see many changes in what and how your student will be learning in school. With Common Core, students will have to understand and be able to explain concepts. For example, in addition to knowing how TO DO math, students now have to understand the WHY behind math. Students will be reading more non-fiction and will be asked to do more writing, using evidence to support their ideas.

What can I do to help my child?

There are a few easy steps every parent can take to help students prepare for these changes.

• Ask your child to explain why he or she is doing what he or she is doing, especially in math.
• Encourage your child to read nonfiction – like newspaper articles. Then ask your child to explain why what they read is important.
• Talk to your child’s teacher to find out what your child needs to work on to be ready.

How can I help my child with reading?

No matter what your child is reading, you can ask them these questions about it:

• What is the main idea?
• How do you know?
• What does this remind you of? How is it similar or different to something you have read before?
• Why did the main event in the text happen?
• What do you think is going to happen next?
• What new words did you learn? What do they mean?

How can I help my child with math?

There are some simple, everyday situations that can be turned into a word problem, such as:

• The next time you are at the grocery store, ask your child to tell you which product is the better deal between two different brands. Have them explain why.
• Work on a budget with your child – show them how to make important decisions with money.
• When you are cooking, have your child double recipes or cut them in half. Have them figure out what you need based on how many people will be eating.

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