Standards Documents
In June 2019, the State Board of Education adopted the Oregon English Language Arts and Literacy Standards, which represent K-12 learning expectations for students in English Language Arts. The Oregon Department of Education collaborated with Oregon educators to identify and develop high quality standards in order to prepare Oregon students with the important knowledge and literacy skills necessary to succeed for college and career readiness. The Standards are the foundation English Language Arts classes that prepare students for the Oregon Diploma.
This page supports Oregon students, families and educators in identifying the 2019 Oregon English language arts standards and the successful implementation across the State of Oregon.
Oregon ELA Standards Grade Level Documents (K - 12)
- Oregon English Language Arts and Literacy Standards (K-12)
All ELA standards from K–12 are placed in one document with a table of contents at the beginning. By presenting the standards in a vertical chart by standard, we are seeking to emphasize how the skills for reading, writing, language, and speaking and listening spiral through all of the grade levels.
The following documents pertain to specific grade level standards. Since the standards build on each other over time, we highly recommend that educators review the standards of the grade level before and after their grade level in order to better understand how the standards in their grade level fit into the students' overall development.
- Oregon ELA Standards Cross-walk (CW) Documents
These documents provide the correlations between the 2019 Oregon ELA Standards and the previous standards; Oregon Common Core State Standards (2010). Teachers are encouraged to use these documents as an instructional support tool during the transition and implementation of the 2019 ELA Standards.
- ELA Standards: Pathways to Proficiency Documents
These documents align the 2019 Oregon ELA Standards with the major learning targets in grades 3-12 and the Oregon Statewide Assessment for English Language Arts. These documents provide educators with key evidence statements, the different levels of proficiency as aligned to the achievement level descriptors (ALDs), associated learning progressions, and the Oregon Statewide Interim Assessment System resources.
- Reading Literary Text (RL)
- Reading Informational Text (RI)
Oregon Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects (6 - 12)
- Oregon Literacy Standards History/Social Studies and Science and Technical Subjects
The following documents pertain to specific grade level standards for both the Oregon History/ Social Studies and Oregon Science and Technical Subjects Literacy Standards. Since the standards build on each other over time, we highly recommend that educators review the standards of the grade level before and after their grade level in order to better understand how the standards in their grade level fit into the students' overall development.
- Oregon History/Social Studies Literacy Standards
- Oregon Science and Technical Subjects Standards
- ELA Standards: Pathways to Proficiency Documents (RH and RST)
These documents align the 2019 Oregon ELA RH and RST Literacy Standards with the major learning targets in grades 6-12 and the Oregon Statewide Assessment for English Language Arts. These documents provide educators with key evidence statements, the different levels of proficiency as aligned to the achievement level descriptors (ALDs), associated learning progressions, and the Oregon Statewide Interim Assessment System resources.
- Reading History/Social Studies Text (RH)
- Reading Science and Technical Subjects Text (RST)
Oregon ELA Standards Appendices and Supplemental Documents
- Oregon ELA Standards Appendices and Supplemental Documents The following appendices and supplemental documents provide additional information and reference included in the 2019 Oregon ELA Standards. These documents provide an in-depth description of text complexity and provide examples of sample tasks and student responses. Additionally, these documents provide considerations for implementation of the English language arts standards with students experiencing different needs of support.
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