English Language Arts

NYCC Literacy Team Activities for ELA Standards Review and Revision

NYCC research staff has accessed and synthesized research to inform the New York State Education Department on how other states have reviewed and revised their standards. Currently, the Center is compiling a set of matrices to provide NYSED leadership staff with an overview of the format and organization of ELA standards as they exist in other states.

Information regarding the clarity, specificity and content of ELA Standards from other states are being gathered and synthesized to include a:

• description of each state's ELA Standards document: including its format/organization, number of pages and specificity to grade level
• listing of and number of standards-based related documents the state has published, referencing for each document:
  · Intended audience
  · Grade level organization
  · Specificity of expectations/performance
  · Benchmarks
  · Exemplars of proficiency
  · Glossary
  · Inclusion of Scope and Sequence
  · Sample lessons or suggested activities

To learn more about additional work of the NYCC Literacy team, visit the NYCC Adolescent Literacy Initiative page.