Does Michigan use common core standards?
Forty-five states, four territories and the District of Columbia, as well as many private and parochial schools have adopted the Common Core. Michigan adopted the CCSS in June 2010.
Why don’t we get rid of Common Core in kindergarten?
This broad variation of Common Core implementation at the kindergarten-level is a result of misinterpretations of the standards and a lack of understanding about how young children learn, which contributes to the push-down effects that are negatively impacting kindergarten children.
What standards does Michigan use?
Michigan’s State Standards. The Michigan Department of Education has adopted its State Standards – a set of rigorous K-12 curriculum standards, for each student to meet during their K-12 experience in public education in both Math and English Language Arts.
What subjects are covered by Common Core?
The Common Core State Standards are educational standards for English language arts (ELA)/literacy and mathematics in grades K-12.
What is Ela in kindergarten?
In kindergarten, children discover that sounds and letters can be combined to make words, words can be put together to make sentences and that sentences can be written down for us to read. Students also learn to listen carefully to stories, poems and informational books and to read common words and simple books.
What is developmentally appropriate for kindergarten?
Kindergarten is the age when children are just beginning to understand simple and semicomplex stories and games. Teach them finger plays; simple matching games such as memory, dominoes and bingo; and games of chance such as Chutes and Ladders or Candyland. Read them stories that correspond to their comprehension level.
What is the Michigan curriculum?
The Michigan Merit Curriculum defines a common set of required credits for graduation and provides educators with a common understanding of what students should know and be able to do for credit. All high school diplomas issued in Michigan now meet these requirements, so there is consistency across the state.