Standards: English Language Arts
Arizona English Language Arts Standards
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Introduction PDF | Word | CASE
Standards Glossary PDF | Word | CASE
Anchor Standards PDF | Word | CASE
| 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 |
| 6-12 STANDARDS | 6-12 STANDARDS PLACEMATS |
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| 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 |
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.
The ELA and Science Crosswalks show the purposeful connections between the Science Standards and the ELA (English Language Arts) Standards.
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.
**ELA and Assessment - Would you like to learn more about the new Arizona assessments? Visit Assessment for lots of helpful information and resources, including their Friday Focus Webinars!
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Summary of Changes for the Arizona English Language Arts Standards (Adopted December 2016)
- Kindergarten (Updated 2.13.2017)
- First Grade (Updated 2.13.2017)
- Second Grade (Updated 8.7.2017)
- Third Grade (Updated 8.7.2017)
- Fourth Grade (Updated 8.7.2017)
- Fifth Grade (Updated 8.7.2017)
- Sixth Grade (Updated 8.7.2017)
- Seventh Grade (Updated 8.7.2017)
- Eighth Grade (Updated 6.15.2017)
- Ninth and Tenth Grades (Updated 2.13.2017)
- Eleventh and Twelfth Grades (Updated 2.13.2017)
- Anchor Standards (Updated 2.13.2017)
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