English Language Arts The Standards

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 

     Students will listen, read, speak, and write for:

1.  information and understanding.

2.  literary response and expression.

3.  critical analysis and evaluation.

4.  social interaction.

 NYS Requirements for ELA - Reading and Writing:

READING - PK-8:

"Students will read a minimum of 25 books or the equivalent per year across all content areas and standards."

WRITING - PK-1:

"Students will write on a daily basis across all content areas and standards."

WRITING - Grades 2-6:

"Students will write an average of 1000 words per month across all content areas and standards."

WRITING - Grades 7-8:

"Students will write at least 1000 words per month across all content areas and standards."