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Page 12 DVHS Continuous School Improvement ourse Content Curriculum Standards: DoDEA has adopted curriculum standards for every course in its system. These curriculum standards guide what is taught within each of its courses. The knowledge gained from the student ’ s work with the course content is the primary emphasis in all DoDEA schools. The course content is the what of the curriculum: what will be taught, what will be practiced, what will be learned in each subject area. CRSL: DoDEA has adopted the College and Career Standards for Literacy in English Language Arts, His- tory/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (CCRSL) to support content curriculum acqui- sition through literacy development. You might think of the CCRSL as the how of the curriculum: the lens through which the what of the curriculum will be taught. By combing Content and Literacy Standards, all students gain strength in both content knowledge and literacy skills. The literate person: • Reads complex texts independently • Builds strong content knowledge from reading, writing, speaking, listening • Responds to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline • Comprehends print and non - print texts as well as critiques them • Values gathering and evaluating evidence • Uses technology and digital media strategically • Understands other perspectives and cultures Core Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/wp - content/uploads/ELA_Standards1.pdf ore Six Strategies: The Core Six strategies support the implementation of the three shifts, the literacy standards of the CCRSL, and each course ’ s content curriculum. Each strategy is designed to increase student content knowledge and literacy skill through reading, writing, and speaking: C C C Silver, H. F., Dewing, R. T., & Perini, M. J. (2012). The core six: Essential strategies for achieving ex- cellence with the common core. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Access to book information here: http:// www.ascd.org/publications/books/113007.aspx