The Common Core standards were created in part to insure that all students had access to high academic standards and a consistent set of learning expectations at each grade level. The link above is for the standards from the state of Wisconsin. This link is included because the document includes background on why the Common Core standards were implemented and how each student regardless of their ability level should work towards their grade level standards.
The Common Core standards for mathematics are built around the idea that every student must have access to challenging learning opportunities and be able to reason and make sense of the real-world problems.
All students including those with severe cognitive delays are able to learn with their peers and work towards the same Common Core standards. The Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment System Consortium (DLM) is a multi-state consortium funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. One of the purposes of the consortium has been to develop alternate achievement standards that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards. These alternate achievement standards are called the Common Core Essential Elements (CCEEs) in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The CCEEs were developed to satisfy the requirement of the U.S. Department of Education that states have alternate achievement standards for its students with significant cognitive disabilities that are clearly linked to grade-level academic content standards, promote access to the general curriculum and reflect professional judgment of the highest expectation possible.
Common Core Essential Standards for Differentiated Instruction
The following link will open to a padlet containing the documents for the Essential Standards with differentiated activity ideas for different ability levels. http://padlet.com/annaclark/Bookmarks
The following link will open to a padlet containing the documents for the Essential Standards with differentiated activity ideas for different ability levels. http://padlet.com/annaclark/Bookmarks
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