LEARNING STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS


Standard 1:

Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and 
understanding.

As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and 
ideas, concepts, and generalizations; and 
use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically 
produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and 
written language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit 
information.

Standard 2:

Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response 
and expression.

Students will read and listen to oral, written and electronically 
texts and performances, relate texts and performances to their own 
lives, and develop an understanding of the diverse social, 
historical, and cultural dimensions the texts and performances 
represent. As speakers and writers, students will use oral and 
written language for self-expression
and artistic creation.

Standard 3:

Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis 
and evaluation.

As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas, 
information, and issues presented by others using a variety of 
established criteria. As speakers and writers,
they will present, in oral and written language and from a variety 
of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, 
information and issues.

Standard 4:

Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.

Students will use oral and written language for effective social 
communication with a wide variety of people. As readers and 
listeners, they will use the social communications of others to 
enrich their understanding of people and their views.