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Next Generation Standards Resource Center
 

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards Now Available

The Board of Regents adopted the newly revised English Language Arts and Mathematics Learning Standards on September 11, 2017. The new standards have been the result of over two years of collaborative work to ensure New York State has the best learning standards for our students. Over 130 educators and parents worked together to make recommendations and revise the standards, resulting in a new set of revised English Language Arts and Mathematics Learning Standards. Additional information about the timeline for implementation in schools is available from Standards and Assessment Implementation Timeline.

 

Access the New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:

The revised learning standards for English language arts and mathematics are available at the links below.

If you have questions about the revised learning standards, please email us at standards@nysed.gov(link sends e-mail).

 

Additional Resources

  
 
TIERED VOCABULARY INFORMATION
 
Common Core State Standards: Focus on Tier 2 & Tier 3 Academic Vocabulary

Tier 1 Basic words that commonly appear in spoken language.  Because they are heard frequently in numerous contexts and with nonverbal communication, Tier 1 words rarely require explicit instruction.Examples of Tier 1 words are clock, baby, happy and walk.
 
Tier 2 High frequency words used by mature language users across several content areas.  Because of their lack of redundancy in oral language, Tier 2 words present challenges to students who primarily meet them in print.  Examples of Tier 2 words are obvious, complex, establish and verify.
 
Tier 3 Words that are not frequently used except in specific content areas or domains.  Tier 3 words are central to building knowledge and conceptual understanding within the various academic domains and should be integral to instruction of content.  Medical, legal, biology and mathematics terms are all examples of these words.