Delaware standards for English language arts (ELA) and literacy set end-of-year expectations for each grade as students progress towards college and career readiness expectations. Additionally, the standards provide literacy expectations for social studies, sciences, and technical subjects for grades 6-12.
By emphasizing required achievements, the Standards leave room for teachers, curriculum developers, and states to determine how those goals should be reached over the course of the year. The State Standards for ELA/Literacy must be complemented by a well-developed, content-rich curriculum consistent with the articulated expectations to provide this instructional roadmap.
Student outcomes
Standards are cumulative, which means that each year students build off previous learning to become college and career ready by the end of high school. They emphasize required achievements while individual districts and charters determine how these goals are met.
ELA/literacy standards ensure students:
- Build strong content knowledge, value evidence, and adapt their communication in relation to audience, task, purpose and discipline.
- Independently read text and convey information with increasing degrees of complexity.
- Exhibit with increasing fullness and regularity the capacities of a literate individual.
- Use technology and digital media strategically and capably.
- Are engaged and open-minded – but discerning – readers and listeners as they come to understand other perspectives and cultures.
Contact
For more information on Delaware ELA/literacy standards, please email Amy Baker-Sheridan and/or email Paige Morgan, or call 302-735-4180.
