Source:
Standards for the English Language Arts
International Reading Association,
800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139,
Newark, DE 19714-8139
http://reading.org/

National Council of Teachers of English,
1111 W. Kenyon Road,
Urbana, IL 61801-1096
http://www.ncte.org/

See also McREL Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education (2nd Edition) on the Web at http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/

1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves and of the cultures of the U.S. and the world, to respond to the need and demands of society and the workplace: and for personal fulfillment.

4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.

8. Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.

9. Students develop an understanding of and respect for, diversity in language use, patterns and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions and social roles.