Transition from Grade Level and Grade Span Expectations to Common Core Standards
Rhode Island has required the use of standards based curriculum since the 1990s. Prior to the adoption of the Common Core Standards in 2010, Rhode Island followed Grade Span and Grade Level Expectations. Below is a comparison of a grade two standard related to reading literary text. The links to both the Grade Span/Level Expectations and the Common Core Standards are provided for further comparison.
Grade 2 Grade Level Expectations: Literary Texts R–2–4
Demonstrate initial understanding of elements of literary texts by…
R–2–4.1 Identifying or describing character(s), setting, problem, solution, or major events, as appropriate to text
Grade 2 Common Core Standards: Reading Literature, Craft & Structure