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ELA Standards-Based Classroom Instructional Framework

ELA Instructional Framework Companion

K-12 English Language Arts Standards Glossary

The framework emphasizes connections between reading, writing, viewing, speaking, listening, and creating by centering the grade-level expectations on interpreting and constructing texts.

Interpreting Texts (variety of print and digital texts):

read
view
listen

Constructing texts:

write
speak
create

Domains cover broad areas of skills and concepts.
Big ideas unify sets of related standards.
Standards describe core competencies for each grade band.
Expectations communicate essential knowledge, skills, and enduring concepts for each grade level

K-2 Foundations, Language, Texts, & Practices

3-5 Foundations, Language, Texts, & Practices

K-12 Domain: Practices (P)

K-12 Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics (GUM) Chart

K-2 Domain:
Foundations (F)

K-2 Domain:
Language (L)

I. BIG IDEA: Grammar Conventions
II. BIG IDEA: Vocabulary

K-2 Domain:
Texts (T)

3-5 Domain:
Foundations (F)

I. BIG IDEA: Phonological Awareness
II. BIG IDEA: Concepts of Print
III. BIG IDEA: Phonics
IV. BIG IDEA: Fluency
V. BIG IDEA: Handwriting

3-5 Domain:
Language (L)

3-5 Domain:
Texts (T)

Citing Sources (5th Grade)

K-2 Evidence Documents

3-5 Evidence Documents

K-5 Techniques Chart

K-2 Techniques

K-5 Techniques

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