Language Arts Standards As we all know, content standards are here to stay. Here are some resources that have published student standards. Browse these sites to learn what is expected of students. California's Department of Education has posted the Language Arts Content Standards. The standards are grouped according to Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, and by grade level. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/stand/sbestd.html The International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English have jointly created Language Arts Standards. The twelve standards they present are applicable to all grade levels. The standards are also short and concise. http://www.ncte.org/standards/ Lennox School District, one of the Consortium members, has posted their Language Arts standards on the web. Feel free to browse! http://www.lennox.k12.ca.us/standards/las.html The Northwest Regional Education Laboratory has listings of language arts standards from different organizations. One such listing is presented at http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/standardslib/langarts.html. A more complete listing of standards in all areas can be found at http://www.nwrel.org/sky/Office/Teacher/Standards/Standards.html A comprehensive list of standards from each state, the federal government and other countries is available at Putnam Valley Central Schools, in New York. The listing is quite long, but it is well organized. http://PutnamValleySchools.org/Standards.html However, if you are interested in standards for a particular state, you may use the following list. Alabama Louisiana Ohio contains learning outcomes for grades 4, 6, 9 and 12 Alaska Maine Oklahoma Arizona Maryland Oregon Arkansas Massachusetts Pennsylvania California Michigan Rhode Island contains standards and frameworks Colorado Minnesota South Carolina Connecticut -contains professional standards for teachers Mississippi South Dakota Delaware Missouri Tennessee contains content frameworks Florida Montana -contains curriculum guides for various subjects Texas Georgia Nebraska Utah Hawaii Nevada Vermont Idaho New Hampshire -contains frameworks for various subjects Virginia Illinois New Jersey Washington Indiana New Mexico West Virginia Iowa New York Wisconsin Kansas North Carolina contains curriculum matrix with links to various subject areas and grade levels Wyoming Kentucky -contains professional standards for teachers North Dakota
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