Okla. Admin. Code § 210:15-3-24

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 210:15-3-24 - English Language Arts education

(a)Goal of English language arts education. The overarching goal of English language arts education in Oklahoma is to develop curriculum and instruction that is appropriately engaging, challenging, and sequenced for the students. The students are supported to possess the skills required to analyze, evaluate, act upon, and compose a wide range of communications with the goal of becoming independent, critical readers and writers. The ultimate goal of language arts education is for students to grow increasingly independent for college and career readiness and to be informed citizens who can contribute to the common good.

(b)Format of the standards. The Oklahoma College- and Career- Ready English Language Arts Standards consist of eight overarching English Language Arts standards for pre-kindergarten through high school students. All eight of the standards for each grade level are to be examined as a whole to have a coherent understanding of what is required. Each of the eight standards establishes objective performance criteria for reading and writing. The content to be emphasized and assessed at specific grade levels are clearly identified with the knowledge and skills delineated at the appropriate level. The eight standards are to be used to develop curriculum and instruction that is appropriately engaging, challenging, and sequenced for students. The eight standards are intertwined to develop the total literacy of a student and overlaps grades to interconnect the progression of language arts for the recursive integration of concepts and skills. The progression should reflect a grade-level appropriate relationship between the level of critical thinking students use and the actual listening, speaking, reading, and writing experiences students have, and allows for the development of the total literacy of a student.

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016