Indicator 3c

Indicator 3c Materials include a standards correlation information document.

Scoring

1 point

● Correlation information is present for the ELA

standards addressed throughout the grade

level/series.

● Materials identify the standards assessed for

formative assessments.

● Materials identify the standards assessed for

culminating tasks/summative assessments.

0 points

● Standards correlations are inaccurate or missing.

About this indicator:

What is the purpose of this Indicator?

This indicator examines whether materials contain a standards correlation information document, which maps or

aligns the content and activities within the materials to specific ELA Common Core State Standards. This

document serves as a resource for teachers to quickly identify how and where the material addresses particular

standards, enabling better planning and instruction. It helps ensure that teaching is aligned with required

educational benchmarks and offers transparency on how the materials support meeting those standards. Lastly,

this indicator looks at whether materials clearly identify the CCSS assessed in each formative and summative

assessment to further maximize teacher clarity.

Resources:

● Common Core English Language Arts Standards

Indicator 3c Guiding Question:

Do the materials include a standards correlation information document?

Evidence Collection

In the instructional materials being reviewed:

● Consider how teacher materials provide documentation that addresses how individual units, lessons,

or activities throughout the series are aligned to reading, writing, speaking, and/or listening (Common

Core ELA Standards), as applicable.

● Ensure that the correlation document covers all relevant ELA standards for the entire grade level or

series, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards.

● Look to see that the materials identify the standards assessed in formative and summative

assessments.

Note:

● If standards correlation is inconsistent between levels (I.e., from the overview to a module or a lesson).

● If standards correlation is inaccurate.

Cluster Meeting

Preparing for the cluster meeting:

● How do teacher materials provide documentation that addresses how individual units, lessons, or

activities throughout the series are aligned to reading, writing, speaking, and/or listening (Common

Core ELA Standards), as applicable?

● Does the correlation document cover all relevant ELA standards for the entire grade level or series,

including reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards?

● Do the materials identify the standards assessed in formative and summative assessments?

During the cluster meeting:

● Discuss how teacher materials provide documentation that addresses how individual units, lessons, or

activities throughout the series are aligned to reading, writing, speaking, and/or listening (Common

Core ELA Standards), as applicable.

● Discuss whether the correlation document covers all relevant ELA standards for the entire grade level

or series, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards.

● Discuss whether the materials identify the standards assessed in formative and summative

assessments.

Gateway 3: Teacher and Student Supports

Criterion 3.1 Materials include opportunities for teachers to effectively plan and utilize

materials with integrity and to further develop their own understanding of the

content.