What are the Common Core Standards?

The Common Core Standards are national standards that describe
clearly what a students should achieve at each grade level.
The Common Core Standards are organized in seven standards:
Standard 1: Reading Literature
Standard 2: Reading Informational Text
Standard 3: Foundational Skills
Standard 4: Writing
Standard 5: Speaking and Listening
Standard 6: Language
Standard 7: Range of Student Reading, and Text Complexity and Quality
The Common Core Standards are targets at which instruction should be aimed.