The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are primarily focused around English Language Arts and Mathematics, but more science and art teachers are incorporating the CCSS into their lessons. The article explains in detail how two science teachers used different reading and writing skills in their science lessons. Both teachers wanted their students to write an argumentative report on a certain science topic, but reading and writing the report had English Language Art standards from the CCSS. The students were able to be engaged in their science topic but also work on their reading and writing skills.
I think it is very important for science and art teachers to incorporate some of the skills mentioned in the CCSS into their lessons. If you think about it, language arts and math can easily be used in science topics and language arts can easily be used in art topics. Just because a certain subject is not mentioned in the CCSS does not mean teachers of all subjects can't incorporate what is already written for students in each grade to learn. Teachers need to be educated on how they can properly use the CCSS in all subjects. Reading and writing is used in everything, as well as math, so it wouldn't hurt students to get more practice in each of those areas.
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