8/12/2019 NCTE Standards

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NCTE Standards

1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understandingof texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; toacuire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of societ! andthe wor"place; and for personal fulfillment# $mong these texts are fiction andnonfiction, classic and contemporar! wor"s#

2. Students read a wide range of literature from man! periods in man! genres tobuild an understanding of the man! dimensions %e#g#, philosophical, ethical,aesthetic& of human experience#

3. Students appl! a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate,and appreciate texts# The! draw on their prior experience, their interactions withother readers and writers, their "nowledge of word meaning and of other texts,their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features%e#g#, sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics

4. Students ad'ust their use of spo"en, written, and visual language %e#g#,

conventions, st!le, vocabular!& to communicate effectivel! with a variet! ofaudiences and for different purposes#

5. Students emplo! a wide range of strategies as the! write and use different writingprocess elements appropriatel! to communicate with different audiences for avariet! of purposes#

6. Students appl! "nowledge of language structure, language conventions %e#g#,spelling and punctuation&, media techniues, figurative language, and genre tocreate, critiue, and discuss print and non-print texts#

7. Students conduct research on issues and interests b! generating ideas anduestions, and b! posing problems# The! gather, evaluate, and s!nthesi(e datafrom a variet! of sources %e#g#, print and non-print texts, artifacts, people& tocommunicate their discoveries in wa!s that suit their purpose and audience#

8. Students use a variet! of technological and information resources %e#g#, libraries,databases, computer networ"s, video& to gather and s!nthesi(e information andto create and communicate "nowledge#

9. Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversit! in language use,patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, andsocial roles#

10. Students whose first language is not English ma"e use of their first language todevelop competenc! in the English language arts and to develop understandingof content across the curriculum#

11. Students participate as "nowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical membersof a variet! of literac! communities#

12. Students use spo"en, written, and visual language to accomplish their ownpurposes %e#g#, for learning, en'o!ment, persuasion, and the exchange ofinformation