English Language Arts

The English Language Arts landing page maintained by the Ohio Department of Education has subject-specific detailed information related to the Ohio's Learning Standards, model curriculum, resources and assessments.

Learning Standards

The Learning Standards webpage for English Language Arts contains substantial foundational information pertaining to understanding the English Language Arts standards, including the key shifts, appendices and vertical alignments. Please review the below video introducing the structure of Ohio's Learning Standards for English Language Arts.

The current Ohio English Language Arts learning standards were adopted in 2017. The PDF of the standards is available on the site; if you would like a spreadsheet version, it can be downloaded here: 2017 ELA Standards

Model Curriculum

The Model Curriculum is a tool that provides educators with information that clarifies the learning standards

and sets the foundation for planning and developing instruction aligned to Ohio’s Learning Standards for English Language Arts.

The Model Curriculum in English Language Arts is organized by strand and topic and includes these components:

Components of the Model Curriculum

• Content Elaborations

• Progressions

The Instructional Supports section of the Model Curriculum includes suggestions of best practice instructional methods and resources that address the skills and knowledge in the learning standards.

Instructional Supports in the Model Curriculum

• Instructional Strategies

• Instructional Resources

Using the Model Curriculum

To support appropriate understanding of purpose/function of the model curriculum, please review the chart:

Resources

The Resources webpage for English Language Arts contains links to supporting materials/resources as well as information on upcoming professional learning opportunities. Noteworthy resources to investigate:

• The Shared Bookshelf

• in INFOhio

• Virtual Meet-Ups

• Book Studies

Assessments

The Assessments webpage for English Language Arts contains a general overview outlining the different purposes of formative versus summative assessments, and then continues to house many of the same resources which can also be found in the Ohio's Assessment System portal. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with both portal so you can quickly and easily refer educators in the field to the assessment-related resources they may find valuable. There are a few documents about computer scoring for ELA that are included in the webpage, but not the testing portal.

• Machine Scoring: Questions and Answers

• Ohio's State Tests: How Can a Student Score a 0?

• Ohio's Machine-Scoring Process

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