Standards Refresher

The KY Academic Standards:

• Describe the curriculum that every teacher should use.

• Address how learning experiences should be designed.

• Are the minimum standards that all students should learn.

• Are the recommended standards that all students should learn.

• Represent what students should know and be able to do at the end of a course.

SS-At each grade level, the KY Academic Standards for Social Studies includes:

• the inquiry practices of questioning, investigating, using evidence and communicating conclusions

• The discipline of History

• The discipline of Geography

• The discipline of Civics

• The discipline of Economics

SS-Some advanced concepts and practices such as Civics and Political Institutions, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics aren't addressed in the Primary Grades (True or False).

• TRUE

• FALSE

ELA-Reading Foundational Skills are taught

• Grades K-2

• Grades K-5

• Grades K-3

• Grades K-12

ELA-The Reading and Writing Standards include the following strands:

• Reading Literature

• Writing

• Language

• Handwriting

• Reading Informational Text

ELA-The Interdisciplinary Literacy Practices are:

• additional literacy standards for each content area.

• the overarching goals for literacy instruction for each student.

• are fundamental to fostering an environment that goes beyond teaching and learning isolated skills.

• should guide teachers in providing intentional opportunities for students to practice the behaviors of a literate citizen

MA- When reading Math standards, you are likely to find:

• Standards for Mathematical Content

• Standards for Mathematical Fluency

• Standards for Mathematical Practice

• Coherence and Vertical Alignment

• Clarifications

MA-The Standards for Mathematical _______ define how students engage in mathematical thinking.

The KAS for Career Studies and Financial Literacy is divided into:

• Practical Living

• Financial Literacy

• Careers

• Essential Skills

Below the Science Standards, you will find:

• Disciplinary Core Ideas

• Crosscutting Concepts

• Science and Engineering Practices

• Connections to ELA and Math Standards