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NCDPI ELA Team
Mary Phillips
K-5 ELA Consultant
mary.phillips@dpi.nc.gov
Daniel Fugazot
K-5 ELA Consultant
John Davis
6-8 ELA Consultant
john.davis@dpi.nc.gov
Catie Cohen
9-12 ELA Consultant
catie.cohen@dpi.nc.gov
Stacy Daniel, Ed.D.
Section Chief for ELA & Languages
stacy.daniel@dpi.nc.gov
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A new school year is like this because…
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Our
Agenda
Standards Timeline
Progress to date & next steps
Draft 3 Framework
Fundamental Principles, strands & format
Key
Shifts
Potential impacts on implementation
ELA Updates
Upcoming PD & Support
Standards Timeline
Progress to date & next steps
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May 2024
SBE approved permission to revise
November 2024
Draft 1 created & released for feedback
February 2025
Draft 1 Survey data analyzed by DRC
March 2025
Draft 2 created & released for feedback
May 2025
Gathered additional feedback from various stakeholder groups
September 2025
Draft 3 created & released for feedback
Standards Timeline
DRAFT 1 > DRAFT 3
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Standards Timeline
October 2025
Draft 3 survey and focus group data analysis
November 2025
Draft 4 and Crosswalk complete
December 2025
State Board Meeting: Discussion
January 2026
State Board Meeting: Action
Spring 2026
Resource and PD development begins
Summer 2026
Initial resources complete & 1st round of regional PD begins
DRAFT 4 > SBE
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Timeline
Installation
Installation: 25-26 and 26-27 SYs
Focus on preparing for implementation through professional learning and becoming familiar with standards-aligned resources
PSUs’ initial implementation year: 27-28 SY
Focus on implementing the SCOS with fidelity, continue professional learning, and use of standards-aligned resources
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Our
Agenda
Standards Timeline
Progress to date & next steps
Draft 3 Framework
Fundamental Principles, strands & format
Key
Shifts
Potential impacts on implementation
Standards Timeline
Progress to date & next steps
Draft 3 Framework
Fundamental Principles, strands & format
ELA Updates
Upcoming PD & Support
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SoR, LETRS, RRtCP, LIS, etc.
& Standards
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Complex Texts
Variety of Texts
Instruction on grade-level standards must center around grade-appropriate,
complex texts.
“Texts” are materials that can be read, written, spoken, listened to, or viewed. Instruction must include range of genres, structures, media, and formats.
Integrated Literacy Model
Writing, speaking, and representing support comprehension of texts being read, listened to, or viewed. Reading, listening, and viewing texts support emulation of author’s writing in student expression.
Fundamental
Principles
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Current
2017 SCOS
Cluster
Cluster
Anchor
Anchor
Anchor
Anchor
Grade-level Standards
Grade-level Standards
Grade-level Standards
Grade-level Standards
Reading (RL, RI, RF), Writing, Speaking & Listening, and Language
Phonics and Word Recognition, Knowledge of Language, Key Ideas & Details, etc.
R.1-R.10, W.1-W.6,
SL.1-SL.5, L.1-L.6
RL.K.1 - RL.11-12.1, etc.
Strand
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Communication & Writing
Standard/Objective Format
Proposed
Draft 3
Fundamental Principles
Complex
Texts
All require reading, writing, speaking, and listening
Grade-level Standards
Grade-level Standards
Comprehension Development
Grade-level Standards
Foundational Skills
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Complex Texts
at the Center
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Standard | Objectives |
1.CD.1 Determine the central message, lesson, and main topic of texts using key details. | 1.CD.1.1 Recount key details of texts, asking and answering questions about those key details. |
1.CD.1.2 State the central message, lesson, or main topic of a text. | |
1.CD.1.3 Describe the relationship between two characters or individuals, settings, events or ideas in texts. | |
1.CD.1.4 Describe the similarities and differences between the experiences of characters or individuals in texts. |
Standard & Objective
Format
Objectives support mastery of the standard.
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Let’s
Discuss
Think about the framework of Draft 3. Share your Spark and Shift in the chat.
What about Draft 3 sparks the most excitement for you? Why?
What shifts might you need to make to your own practice?
Spark
Shift
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Our
Agenda
Standards Timeline
Progress to date & next steps
Draft 3 Framework
Fundamental Principles, strands & format
Key
Shifts
Potential impacts on implementation
Standards Timeline
Progress to date & next steps
Draft 3 Framework
Fundamental Principles, strands & format
Key
Shifts
Potential impacts on implementation
ELA Updates
Upcoming PD & Support
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Comprehension of a Variety of Complex Texts
Parity of literary and informational texts and explicit rejection of the Instructional Level Theory
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Sentence Production
Provides the building blocks
necessary for comprehension and writing
Communication Process
Encourages the flexible use of writing and speaking when communicating
K-12
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Oral Language
Supports students’ speaking and listening comprehension
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2
3
Talk Moves
Builds foundational skills needed for effectively engage in discussion
Scope & Sequence
Ensure a well-rounded foundation
grounded in research
K-5
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Foundational Skills
Emphasizes fluency and word knowledge to support comprehension of complex texts
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2
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Rhetoric
Support understanding of how figures of speech are used when reading, listening,
speaking, and writing
6-12
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Let’s
Discuss
Past
How do you currently approach these revisions in your instruction?
Present
How might you need to approach your instruction differently given the
present draft?
Possibilities
What is one step you can take to prepare for implementation after adoption?
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Your Voice Matters
Complete the Draft 3 survey for the grade level(s) you serve.
Closes 10/1/25
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Our
Agenda
Standards Timeline
Progress to date & next steps
Draft 3 Framework
Fundamental Principles, strands & format
Key
Shifts
Potential impacts on implementation
Input on Support
Suggestions for resources and PD opportunities
Standards Timeline
Progress to date & next steps
Draft 3 Framework
Fundamental Principles, strands & format
Key
Shifts
Potential impacts on implementation
ELA Updates
Upcoming PD & Support
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Next Webinar is November 20th!
Webinars will allow participants to:
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25-26 ELA Standards Webinar Series
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ELA Scoop
It’s baaaaaack!
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Looking Ahead
26-27 SY
Webinars
Will be offered to all ELA stakeholders to build capacity with new SCOS
In-Person PD
Will be offered in all 8 regions of the state
Resources
Additional 2026 standards-aligned resources
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Forward
Thinking
Imagine it’s the 27-28 school year. Your classroom or role has fully implemented the elements of Draft 3 we explored today.
What does success look like?
ELA Repository | Virtual Implementation Kit
Resource Highlight | Academic Discourse Playbook
Resource Highlight | The Writing Guidebook
Social Media | Facebook and Instagram
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Application of Learning | DL/I Connection
Dr. Ann Marie Gunter
Mary Phillips
Silvia McDonald
Coming Soon!
Coming Soon!
NC DPI DL/I Team
Wondering how today’s ideas “fit” into DL/I?
Reach out to the NCDPI DL/I Team
NCDPI ELA Team
Mary Phillips
K-5 ELA Consultant
mary.phillips@dpi.nc.gov
Daniel Fugazot
K-5 ELA Consultant
John Davis
6-8 ELA Consultant
john.davis@dpi.nc.gov
Catie Cohen
9-12 ELA Consultant
catie.cohen@dpi.nc.gov
Stacy Daniel, Ed.D.
Section Chief for ELA & Languages
stacy.daniel@dpi.nc.gov