Introduction

The newest version of the Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts were adopted in the spring of 2021. The Oklahoma State Department of Education wishes to ensure all Oklahoma educators deeply understand the recursive nature of reading and writing to fully meet the intent of the standards. This website supports educators with resources that promote implementing the standards with fidelity.

Navigation Tips:

• The "Wiki" link in the upper left corner of every page leads back to this homepage.
• The arrow in the upper right corner hides and displays the side column.
• Watch this short YouTube video for an introduction to the site.  

Contact Us:

If you have suggestions or feedback on this site, email the Elementary ELA project manager, Christie Barris, or the Secondary ELA project manager, Jason Stephenson.

Oklahoma Academic Standards

for English Language Arts Documents

Standards Document

The 2021 Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts

Appendix: PDF or Digital

The resources in this appendix provide further guidance to implement the OAS-ELA with fidelity:

• 44 phonemes
• recursive writing process
• text complexity bands
• qualitative rubrics
• vocabulary tiers
• mechanics progression
• multimodal literacies and examples
• keyboarding skills
• genre guidance
• disciplinary literacy
• glossary of ELA terms

Standards Short Videos

Writers from the Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts writing team introduce the eight overarching standards in these nine videos.

Resources By Grade Level

Each grade level has analyses of every objective with teacher and student actions, recommendations, and key terms and related objectives; literacy progressions; proficiency levels; universal design for learning recommendations; writing resources; and engagement strategies.

Quick Links

	OSDE ELA webpage		Writing Contests
	ELA Assessment		ACT Crosswalk
	Professional Learning Vault		Creative Writing Overview
	Guidance Documents		Portrait of a College- and Career-Ready Student
	Monthly Newsletters		History of the ELA Framework

Resources By Topic

	Objective Analysis student actions, teacher actions, recommendations, & key terms & related objectives
	Literacy Progressions 27 literacy skills, PK-12
	Proficiency Levels developing, approaching, understanding, & extending
	Universal Design for Learning overarching guidance, sample lessons PK-12
	Writing Resources student-friendly revision checklists, editing checklists, teacher feedback examples, peer feedback lesson
	Exemplar Lesson Plans fiction, nonfiction, poetry, & research
	Engagement Strategies Early Childhood Upper Elementary Middle School High School