Evan-Moor's Teaching-Standards.com

On this site you can

• Find out how the activities in your Evan-Moor materials correlate to your state standards.
• Download the correlations so that you can view them on your computer screen, print them, and search the document for specific activities or standards. Use this information as an easy reference as you write objectives and lesson plans for your class.

For specific instructions click on a link below

1. Correlating an Evan-Moor Title to Your State Standards
2. How to Create and Use a PDF
3. How to Install Adobe Reader
4. Correlation Process
5. Varying State Standards

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TIP: Print these instructions for ease of use.

Correlating an Evan-Moor Title to Your State Standards

1. In the "Select Your State" box, click on the down arrow to view a list of states.
2. Scroll to find your state. Click on the state name. The screen will go blank for a moment while information on your state loads.
3. In the "Select the Curriculum Standard" box, click on the down arrow to view the list of standards available. (Some states have more than one set of standards.) Click on the set of standards you want. The screen will go blank for a moment while this set of standards loads.
4. In the "Select a Title" box, click on the down arrow to view a list of Evan-Moor materials. These are listed in order by product code (EMC number). Click on the title that you want to correlate to your state standards. The screen will go blank for a moment while the correlation loads.
5. View the correlation to standards on screen or follow the next set of directions to create a PDF that you can save to disk or print out.

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How to Create and Use a PDF

A PDF (portable document file) is an electronic format that can be downloaded, saved to disk, and printed on any computer. The only requirement is that the computer has Adobe Reader® installed. Adobe Reader is a free program that can be downloaded from the Internet. If you do not have Adobe Reader installed, follow the steps in the box below. If you already have Adobe Reader installed, follow these steps.

1. When you have completed a correlation to standards for an Evan-Moor book, scroll to the bottom of the correlation. Click the red button that says "Create PDF."
2. You will see the Adobe Reader program start and then after a moment or two (depending on the speed of your computer and modem) the PDF will appear. It will look a lot like the correlation screen, except that the title of the book will appear in a white box at the top of the document.
3. At this point you can:
   1. Print the PDF. Click on the "printer" icon.
   2. Save the PDF to disk. Click on the "save" icon located next to the printer icon. Then select the place on your computer where you wish the PDF to be saved.
   3. Search the PDF. Click on the "binoculars" icon.

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How to Install Adobe Reader

1. Click on the button that says "Get Adobe Reader." You will be taken to an Adobe site where Adobe Reader can be downloaded.
2. In Step 1, use the pull-down menu to choose your platform (most likely a version of Windows (Win) or Macintosh (Mac). If you are a Mac user, click on the Macintosh: .bin or .hqx link to read more information about which of these formats to choose when downloading.
3. Read Step 2 and decide how you wish to respond.
4. Step 3, click download. (Note the size of the file. Depending on modem speed, Adobe Reader could take more than 30 minutes to download. Some Internet service providers do not allow downloads of this length and will disconnect you. Should you suspect that this might occur, contact your provider for instructions.)
5. After clicking on download, you will see a box that says, "You are downloading the file. Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer? Choose "Save."
6. A "Save As" box will open. Choose save in desktop. The file name will come up as ar505enu.exe. (You may wish to change the file name to Adobe Reader for ease of identification.)
7. Click "save." You will see a box that shows the computer saving and get a message about the time required.
8. After the download is complete the Adobe page will come up saying "Thank You…."
9. Exit the Adobe site. Check your desktop to make sure you have an Adobe Reader icon. (It's a red box with a blue ball in the middle.)

Now that you have installed Adobe Reader, the program will automatically start up whenever you go to open a PDF.

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Correlation Process

This is an explanation of the process that produces the correlations of Evan-Moor books to the various standards available on this site:

Correlations are done by a team of certified, classroom-experienced teachers. Each Curriculum Correlation Specialist works in a particular subject area, math for example, to better focus on details of skills within that subject. Many of these specialists, including all team leaders, have field experience and training in both software and curriculum management.

State and national curriculum documents are closely studied by a Curriculum Correlation Specialist to determine the type, structure, and specificity of the document. After each document has been entered into the database, the lowest level objective, sometimes called the performance objective or indicator is correlated to a detailed list of learning skills.

Each of the Evan-Moor books is also cataloged and reviewed for structure. The books are then divided into easily distinguishable sections. The titles and page numbers of every section of a book, often page by page, is then entered into a database. These sections are then correlated to the list of learning skills.

The Curriculum Correlation Specialist then uses a Unique Correlation Engine to perform the correlations of objective to book section. Each correlation connection is given a high, medium, or low prioritization to show the correlator the specificity of the match.

Individually, each workbook and curriculum document undergoes an initial quality assurance check by a different Curriculum Correlation. This specialist makes sure that all of the data is accurate and consistent, and that the correlations and priorities are correct. A second quality assurance check is performed by still another Correlation Curriculum Specialist. By the end of the project, a minimum of three different individuals has reviewed the correlations.

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Varying State Standards

State and National standards vary widely in their goals, structure, and level of specificity. Some documents identify exact skills that need to be mastered, whereas others are meant to be guidelines and allow individual districts and schools to determine what needs to be learned at varying levels.

Due to the variable nature of these documents, the correlations for a given Evan-Moor book are likely to include literal matches as well as developmental matches in order to reference both broad and focused standard documents.

For example, the following objectives speak to the same concept but at varying levels of specificity:

California Objective:

Language Arts: Written and Oral English Language Conventions
1.1 Written and Oral English Language Conventions

(Grades 1-8) Capitalization

(Grade 4) 1.6 Capitalize names of magazines, newspapers, works of art, musical compositions, organizations, and the first word in quotations when appropriate.

New York Example:

English Language Arts

Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.

1. Elementary (Grades K-4): Speaking and Writing 2. Speaking and writing to acquire and transmit information requires asking probing and clarifying questions, interpreting information in one’s own words, applying information from one context to another, and presenting the information and interpretation clearly, concisely, and comprehensibly. Students:

7. observe basic writing conventions, such as correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, as well as sentence and paragraph structures appropriate to written forms.

Florida Example:

Grades 3-5: B. Writing

1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

LA.B.1.2.3 Produces final documents that have been edited for: correct spelling; correct use of punctuation, including commas in series, dates, and addresses, and beginning and ending quotation marks; capitalization of proper nouns; paragraph indentation; correct usage of subject/verb agreement, verb and noun forms, and sentence structure; and correct formatting according to instructions.

North Carolina Example:

Grade 4

Oral Language, Written Language, and Other Media/Technology
Competency Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.

5.01 Use correct capitalization (e.g., names of languages, nationalities, musical compositions) and punctuation (e.g., commas in a series, commas in direct address, commas and quotation marks in dialogue, apostrophes in possessives).

Montana English Example (Broad Benchmark):

Writing

Writing Content Standard 1
End of Grade 4

4. apply conventions of standard written English (e.g., spelling, punctuation, usage) appropriate for grade level and purpose.

The literal interpretation in the above California objective would leave out the developmental skills necessary for mastering capitalization that appear at a lower grade level in the California Objectives. For example, capitalizing geographical names appears as a Grade 3 objective. The Evan-Moor title Daily Language Review, Grade 4 (EMC 0582) includes sections on capitalizing geographical names, but these textbooks sections would not appear in the Grade 4 report based on a literal interpretation of the Grade 4 objectives. This type of interpretation would not reflect the true depth of content at various skill levels in the Evan-Moor titles. Therefore, the developmental skills that match the broader state standards and are required to master the narrower state standards have been included.

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