DMPS Elementary Literacy
Liz Griesel
Elementary Literacy Coordinator
515-242-7906
elizabeth.griesel@dmschools.org

The Iowa Common Core Standards
K-12 Literacy

Attached is a Word document containing all 76 pages of the Iowa Common Core Literacy Standards for K-12 provided by the Iowa Department of Education.

The Iowa Common Core Standards
K-12 Vertical Alignment

Attached is an Excel document that organizes the Iowa Common Core Standards in a manner that allows for vertical alignment.  Please note the tabs located at the bottom of the sheet, which provides the additional strands for our literacy standards.

The Iowa Dept. of Ed. - Iowa Common Core Home Page
Iowa Core Curriculum Home Page

Three-Minute Video Explaining the Common Core State Standards from CGCS Video Maker on Vimeo.


This 5 minute video provides a Grade 5 lesson example on analyzing texts and asking text dependent questions.  There are additional videos in this series which go more in-depth regarding the three components discussed.

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Think. Learn. Grow
Des Moines Public Schools