Standards: English Language Arts
Arizona English Language Arts Standards
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Adopted 2016
The Arizona English Language Arts Standards define the knowledge, understanding, and skills that need to be effectively taught and learned for all students to be ready to succeed in credit-bearing, college-entry courses, in the workplace, and/or in military service. The standards present a vision of what it means to be a literate person in the twenty-first century. Grade-specific K-12 standards in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language translate the broad aims of The Arizona English Language Arts Anchor Standards into age- and attainment-appropriate terms. These standards allow for an integrated approach to literacy to help guide instruction. These standards were adopted by the Arizona State Board of Education in 2016 (unless otherwise noted).
Anchor Standards, Introduction, Glossary
Grades K-5
| K-5 STANDARDS | K-5 STANDARDS PLACEMATS |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten (Revised 7/17) PDF | Word | CASE | Kindergarten (Revised 7/17) PDF | Word | CASE |
| First Grade (Revised 7/17) PDF | Word | CASE | First Grade (Revised 7/17) PDF | Word | CASE |
| Second Grade PDF | Word | CASE | Second Grade PDF | Word | CASE |
| Third Grade PDF | | Word | CASE | Third Grade PDF | Word | CASE |
| Fourth Grade PDF | Word | CASE | Fourth Grade PDF | Word | CASE |
| Fifth Grade PDF | Word | CASE | Fifth Grade PDF | Word | CASE |
Grades 6-12
| 6-12 STANDARDS | 6-12 STANDARDS PLACEMATS |
|---|---|
| Sixth Grade PDF | Word | CASE | Sixth Grade PDF | Word | CASE |
| Seventh Grade PDF | Word | CASE | Seventh Grade PDF | Word | CASE |
| Eighth Grade (Revised 3/17) PDF | Word | CASE | Eighth Grade (Revised 3/17) PDF | Word | CASE |
| Ninth/Tenth Grades PDF | Word | CASE | Ninth/Tenth Grades PDF | Word | CASE |
| Eleventh/Twelfth PDF | Word | CASE | Eleventh/Twelfth PDF | Word | CASE |
Vertical Articulation of the K-12 ELA Standards
Arizona ELA Standards Vertical Articulation - The Vertical Articulation document shows the progression of each standard over the course of the K-12 continuum. It is important to have an understanding of how a skill/standard develops over time.
English Language Arts Crosswalks
The ELA and Science Crosswalks show the purposeful connections between the Science Standards and the ELA (English Language Arts) Standards.
ELA and Assessment
Arizona Assessments - AASA (Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment) is the statewide achievement test for Arizona students in Grades 3-8. All Arizona public school students in Grades 3 - 8 will take the grade-level AASA assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Grades 9 and 11 students will take the ACT Aspire assessment. Cohort 2023 (typically grade 11) students will take the ACT assessment.
AZELLA - AZELLA (Arizona’s English Language Learner Assessment) is a Standards-Based Assessment that measures a student’s English language proficiency based on the Arizona English Language Proficiency Standards.
NAEP - NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) is a national assessment of academic content outlined in the NAEP Academic Frameworks. The assessments are given to a sample of students in Grades 4, 8, and 12.
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