Language Arts Core Knowledge

National Language Arts Standard

Core Knowledgeâ

McREL Standard

Standard I-Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts of themselves, and to the culture of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment.

Kindergarten:  Standard IA-Book and Print Awareness, Standard ID-Reading and Language Comprehension, Standard IIA-Mother Goose and Other Traditional Poems, Standard IIB-Other Poems, Old and New, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Aesop's Fables, Standard IIIC-American Legends and Tall Tales

Grade 1:  Standard IC-Reading Comprehension and Response, Standard II-Poetry, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Aesop's Fables, Standard IIIC-Different lands, Similar Stories

Grade 2:  Standard IB-Reading Comprehension and Response,Standard II-Poetry, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Mythology of Ancient Greece, Standard IIIC-American Tall Tales

Grade 3:  Standard IA-Reading Comprehension and Response, Standard II-Poetry, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Myths and Mythical Characters

Grade 4:  Standard IIA-Poems, Standard IIIB-Myths and Mythical Characters, Standard IV-Speeches

Grade 5:  Standard IIA-Poems, Standard IIIB-Drama, Standard IIIC-Myths and Legends, Standard IV-Speeches

Grade 6:  Standard IIA-Poems, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Drama, Standard IIIC-Classical Mythology

Grade 7:  Standard IIA-Poems, Standard IIIA-Short Stories, Standard IIIB-Novels, Standard IIID-Essays and Speeches, Standard IIIE-Autobiography, Standard IIIF-Drama

Grade 8:  Standard IIA-Poems, Standard IIIA-Short Stories, Standard IIIB-Novels, Standard IIID-Essays and Speeches, Standard IIIE-Autobiography, Standard IIIF-Drama 

 

Standard 2-Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions of human experience.

Kindergarten:  Standard IIA-Mother Goose and Other Traditional Poems, Standard IIB-Other Poems, Old and New, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Aesop's Fables, Standard IIIC-American Legends and Tall Tales

Grade 1:  Standard II-Poetry, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Aesop's Fables, Standard IIIC-Different Lands, Similar Stories

Grade 2:  Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Mythology of Ancient Greece, Standard IIIC-American Tall Tales

Grade 3:  Standard II-Poetry, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Myths and Mythical Characters

Grade 4:  Standard IIA-Poems, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Myths and Mythical Characters

Grade 5:  Standard IIA-Poems, Standard IIIA-Stories, Standard IIIB-Drama, Standard IIIC-Myths and Legends

Grade 6:  Standard IIA-Poems

Grade 7:  Standard IIA-Poems, Standard IIIA-Short Stories, Standard IIIB-Novels, Standard IIID-Essays and Speeches, Standard IIIE-Autobiography, Standard IIIF-Drama

Grade 8:  Standard IIA-Poems, Standard IIIA-Short Stories, Standard IIIB-Novels, Standard IIID-Essays and Speeches, Standard IIIE-Autobiography, Standard IIIF-Drama 

  

Standard 3-Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.

 

 

 

Kindergarten:  Standard IB-Phonemic Awareness, Standard IC- Decoding and Encoding, Standard ID-Reading and Language Comprehension

Grade 1:  Standard IA-Phonemic Awareness, Standard IB-Decoding, Word Recognition, and Oral Reading, Standard IC-Reading Comprehension and Response

Grade 2:  Standard IA-Decoding, Word Recognition, and Oral Reading, Standard IB-Reading Comprehension and Response

Grade 3:  Standard IA-Reading Comprehension and Response 

Standard 5-Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process 

Standard 6-Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts 

Standard 7-Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts 

 

 

Standard 4-Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

Grade 4:  Standard IA-Writing and Research

Grade 5:  Standard IA-Writing and Research

Grade 6:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard IB-Speaking and Listening

Grade 7:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard IB-Speaking and Listening

Grade 8:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard IB-Speaking and Listening 

Standard 8-Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes 

 

 

Standard 5-Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

 

Kindergarten:  Standard IE-Writing and Spelling

Grade 1:  Standard ID-Writing

Grade 2:  Standard IC-Writing

Grade 3:  Standard IB-Writing, Standard ID-Vocabulary

Grade 4:  Standard IA-Writing and Research

Grade 5:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard IC-Vocabulary

Grade 6:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard ID-Spelling, Standard IE-Vocabulary

Grade 7:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard ID-Spelling, Standard IE-Vocabulary

Grade 8:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard ID-Spelling, Standard IE-Vocabulary

Standard 1-Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process 

 

Standard 6-Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.

Kindergarten:  Standard IIID-Literary Terms, Standard IV-Sayings and Phrases

Grade 1:  Standard IE-Spelling, Grammar, and Usage, Standard IIID-Literary Terms, Standard IV-Sayings and Phrases

Grade 2:  Standard ID-Spelling, Grammar, and Usage, Standard IIID-Literary Terms, Standard IV-Sayings and Phrases

Grade 3:  Standard IC-Spelling, Grammar, and Usage, Standard ID-Vocabulary, Standard IIIC-Literary Terms, Standard IV-Sayings and Phrases

Grade 4:  Standard IB-Grammar and Usage, Standard IIB-Terms, Standard IIIC-Literary Terms, Standard V-Sayings and Phrases

Grade 5:  Standard IB-Grammar and Usage, Standard IC-Vocabulary, Standard IIB-Terms, Standard IIID-Literary Terms, Standard V-Sayings and Phrases

Grade 6:  Standard IC-Grammar and Usage, Standard ID-Spelling, Standard IE-Vocabulary, Standard IIB-Terms, Standard IIID-Literary Terms, Standard IV-Sayings and Phrases

Grade 7:  Standard IC-Grammar, Standard ID-Spelling, Standard IE-Vocabulary, Standard IIB-Elements of Poetry, Standard IIIC-Elements of Fiction, Standard IIIG-Literary Terms

Grade 8:  Standard IC-Grammar, Standard ID-Spelling, Standard IE-Vocabulary, Standard IIB-Elements of Poetry, Standard IIIC-Elements of Fiction, Standard IIIG-Literary Terms 

Standard 3-Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions 

Standard 7-Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems.

Grade 4:  Standard IA-Writing and Research

Grade 5:  Standard IA-Writing and Research

Grade 6:  Standard IA-Writing and Research

Grade 7:  Standard IA-Writing and Research

Grade 8:  Standard IA-Writing and Research 

Standard 4-Gathers and uses information for research purposes 

 Standards 8-Students use a variety of technological and informational sources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge. 

 

 

Standard 9-Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.

Grade 1:  Standard IIIC-Different Lands, Similar Stories

Grade 7:  Standard IV-Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English

Grade 8:  Standard IV-Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English

 

Standard 10-Students whose first language is not English make use of their first language to develop competency in the English language arts and to develop understanding of content across the curriculum.

 

 

Standard 11-Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities. 

 

 

Students 12-Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes.

Grade 1:  Standard ID-Writing

Grade 2:  Standard IC-Writing

Grade 3:  Standard IB-Writing

Grade 4:  Standard IA-Writing and Research

Grade 5:  Standard IA-Writing and Research

Grade 6:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard IB-Speaking and Listening

Grade 7:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard IB-Speaking and Listening

Grade 8:  Standard IA-Writing and Research, Standard IB-Speaking and Listening 

Standard 8-Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes