Book excerpt: COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS/SBACReading Comprehension Develops Reading Skills Essential to Success on New Common Core Assessments Connecticut has adopted the Common Core State Standards. The Common Core Standards for Reading include:• Key Ideas and Details• Craft and Structure• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas• Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityNow practice in all these skills is available in Queue's new CCSS/Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Reading Comprehension Workbooks. It's time to start getting your students ready for these new standards, and the new tests that will go along with them. And there is no better preparation for this brave new world than these outstanding workbooks! Great for home schooling!Available for Grades 3–5