English Language Arts Adult Basic Education 3
Core Standards of the Course
Reading Strand
Key: The citation at the end of each standard in the following chart identifies the CCSS strand, grade, and number (or standard number and letter, where applicable).
For example, RI.4.3 stands for Reading, Informational Text, Grade 4, Standard 3.
RI: Reading Informational Text RH: Reading Historical/Social Studies Text RL: Reading Literature RST: Reading Scientific and Technical Text
CCR Anchor 1:
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)4
RI/RL.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI/RL.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCR Anchor 2:
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
RI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
RL.4.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
CCR Anchor 3:
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
RI.4.3
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
CCR Anchor 4:
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
RI.5.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a topic or subject area.
RL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
CCR Anchor 5:
Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
RI.4.5
Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
CCR Anchor 6:
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
RI.5.6
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
RL.5.6
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
CCR Anchor 7:
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outline by Standard 10.)
RI.4.7
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
RI.5.7
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
CCR Anchor 8:
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
RI.5.8
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
CCR Anchor 9:
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
RI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
CCR Anchor 10:
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.5
Associated Quantitative Measures of Text Complexity to B-E Levels of Learning
Common Core Band | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | The Lexile Framework® | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
2nd - 3rd (B) | 2.75 - 5.14 | 42 - 54 | 1.98 - 5.34 | 420 - 820 | 3.53 - 6.13 | 0.05 - 2.48 |
4th - 5th (C) | 4.97 - 7.03 | 52 - 60 | 4.51 - 7.73 | 740 - 1010 | 5.42 - 7.92 | 0.84 - 5.75 |
6th - 8th (D) | 7.00 - 9.98 | 57 - 67 | 6.51 - 10.34 | 925 - 1185 | 7.04 - 9.57 | 4.11 - 10.66 |
9th - 10th (E) | 9.67 - 12.01 | 62 - 72 | 8.32 - 12.12 | 1050 - 1335 | 8.41 - 10.81 | 9.02 - 13.93 |
11th - CCR (E) | 11.20 - 14.10 | 67 - 74 | 10.34 - 14.2 | 1185 - 1385 | 9.57 - 12.00 | 12.30 - 14.50 |
Writing Standards
To be college and career ready writers, students must take task, purpose, and audience into careful consideration, choosing words, information, structures, and formats deliberately. The Writing Standards cultivate the development of three mutually reinforcing writing capacities: crafting arguments, writing to inform and explain, and fashioning narratives about real or imagined experiences. The overwhelming focus of writing throughout the levels is on arguments and informative/explanatory texts. Writing Standard 9 is a standout because it stresses the importance of the writing-reading connection by requiring students to draw upon and use evidence from literary and informational texts as they write arguments or inform/explain. Because of the centrality of writing to most forms of inquiry, research standards are prominently included in this strand as well.
Writing Strand
Key: The citation at the end of each standard in the following chart identifies the CCSS strand, grade, and number (or standard number and letter, where applicable).
For example, W.5.1a stands for Writing, Grade 5, Standard 1a.
W: Writing WHST: Writing for History/Social Studies, Scientific and Technical Subjects
CCR Anchor 1:
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
W.5.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.6
CCR Anchor 2:
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
W.4.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCR Anchor 4:
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.5.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCR Anchor 5:
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
W.5.5
With guidance and support from peers and others, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 at this level.)
CCR Anchor 6:
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
W.4.6
With some guidance and support, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
CCR Anchor 7:
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
W.5.7
Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
CCR Anchor 8:
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
W.5.8
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
CCR Anchor 9:
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
W.5.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Speaking and Listening
Including, but not limited to, skills necessary for formal presentations, the Speaking and Listening Standards require students to develop a range of broadly useful oral communication and interpersonal skills. The standards ask students to learn to work together, express and listen carefully to ideas, integrate information from oral, visual, quantitative, and media sources, evaluate what they hear, use media and visual displays strategically to help achieve communicative purposes, and adapt speech to context and task.7
Speaking and Listening Strand
Key: The citation at the end of each standard in the following chart identifies the CCSS strand, grade, and number (or standard number and letter, where applicable).
For example, SL.K.2 stands for Speaking and Listening, Grade K, Standard 2.
SL: Speaking and Listening
CCR Anchor 1:
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
SL.5.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CCR Anchor 2:
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
SL.4.2
Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
SL.5.2
Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
CCR Anchor 3:
Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
SL.5.3
Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
CCR Anchor 4:
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
SL.5.4
Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
CCR Anchor 5:
Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
SL.5.5
Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
CCR Anchor 6:
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
SL.4.6
Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation. (See Language standards 1 and 3.)
Language Standards
The Language Standards include the essential "rules" of standard written and spoken English, but they also approach language as a matter of craft and informed choice among alternatives. The vocabulary standards focus on understanding words and phrases and their nuances and relationships, and on acquiring new vocabulary, particularly general academic and domain-specific words and phrases. Students advancing through the levels are expected to meet each level's specific standards and retain or further develop skills and understanding mastered in preceding levels.9
Language Strand
Key: The citation at the end of each standard in the following chart identifies the CCSS strand, grade, and number (or standard number and letter, where applicable).
For example, L.9-10.1 stands for Language, Grade 9-10, Standard 1.
L: Language
CCR Anchor 1:
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.4.1 and 5.1 merge10
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCR Anchor 2:
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.4.2 and 5.2 merge
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCR Anchor 3:
Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
L.4.3 and 5.3 merge
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
CCR Anchor 4:
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
L.4.4 and 5.4 merge
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
CCR Anchor 5:
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.5.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCR Anchor 6:
Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
L.4.6 and 5.6 merge
Acquire and use accurately level-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that:
Reading Standards: Foundational Skills K-5
The Reading Standards: Foundational Skills are directed toward fostering students’ understanding and working knowledge of concepts of print, the alphabetic principle, and other basic conventions of the English writing system. These foundational skills are not an end in and of themselves; rather, they are necessary and important components of an effective, comprehensive reading program designed to develop proficient readers with the capacity to comprehend texts across a range of types and disciplines.11
Reading Standards: Foundational Skills K-5
Key: The citation at the end of each standard in the following chart identifies the CCSS strand, grade, and number (or standard number and letter, where applicable).
For example, RF.4.4 stands for Reading Foundational Skills, Grade 4, Standard 4.
RF: Reading Foundational Skills
RF.3.
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. (Phonics and Word Recognition)
RF.4.3 and 5.3 merge
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. (Fluency)
RF.4.4 and 5.4 merge
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
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