The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are part of a decades-long, U.S. initiative to establish the fundamental educational learning targets that ensure all students are college and career ready in the 21st century. Common Core English Language Arts in a PLC at Work. Grades K-2 is part of a five-book series that illustrates how to successfully implement the CCSS for English language arts in instruction, curriculum, assessment, and intervention practices. Authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey detail how to implement the CCSS within a powerful collaborative model: Professional Learning Communities at Work (PLCs). Discover the fundamental learning targets necessary for college and career readiness and how students can master them. This book includes comprehensive and research-affirmed analysis tools and strategies to help collaborative teams develop and assess student understanding. Using grade-specific examples and scenarios, this straightforward resource.