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Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Learning in Place English Resources

On March 23, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam extended his order that all public and private K-12 schools in Virginia close in response to the continued spread of COVID-19 for the remainder of the school year. The Virginia Department of Education’s English Team has compiled several Learning in Place English Resources to assist teachers, parents and students during this unprecedented time.

Assessment Supports for 2020-2021

Registration links and presentation materials for Assessment Supports for 2020-2021 Webinar Series are now available.

2019 Fall Deeper Learning Conference Materials

Presentation materials from the 2019 VDOE English Fall Deeper Learning Conferences are now available.

Registration Links for the Comprehensive Literacy Webinars

Registration links are now available for the Comprehensive Literacy Webinar Series. Sessions focus on best practices in literacy instruction and resources available to school divisions.

Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credit in Writing

Support materials for the use of local performance assessments to verify credit in writing can be found following the Standards of Learning Documents for English.

Comprehensive Literacy: English Instructional Plans

Instructional plans that align with the 2017 SOL are available below.

2017 English Curriculum Framework Videos

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VDOE English Coordinator Tracy Robertson discusses what teachers, instructional leaders and parents need to know about the proposed 2017 English SOL Curriculum Framework. Watch the 2017 English SOL Curriculum Framework YouTube playlist.

Standards of Learning Documents for English

  • The Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework comprise the English language arts content that teachers in Virginia are expected to teach and students are expected to learn.
  • Test blueprints provide information on how SOL assessments are constructed.
  • The Enhanced Scope and Sequence (ESS) Sample Lesson Plans align instruction with the standards and cover the essential understandings, knowledge and skills found in the curriculum framework.
  • SOL Practice Items(based on the 2010 English SOL) provide examples of state assessment items.

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Standards of Learning Documents for English – Adopted 2017

Course
Curriculum Framework
Resources for Instruction & Assessment
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  • Grade 3 Reading-This is a Word document.
  • Grade 4 Reading-This is a Word document.
  • Grade 5 Reading-This is a Word document.
  • Grade 6 Reading-This is a Word document.
  • Grade 7 Reading-This is a Word document.
  • Grade 8 Reading-This is a Word document.
  • End-of-Course Reading-This is a Word document.
  • English SOL Crosswalk Between the 2017 and 2010 Standards
  • Computer Adaptive Testing – Includes CAT informational videos and resources.
  • SOL Practice Items in TestNav 8 – Provide examples of the new content of the 2017 Reading SOL.
  • Progression Charts identify the grade level at which specific skills are formally introduced in the 2017 English SOL for
    • Communication-This is a Word document.
    • Reading-This is a Word document.
    • Writing-This is a Word document.
    • Grammar-This is a Word document.
    • Research-This is a Word document.
  • Sample Text-Dependent Questions with Paired Passages – provide fiction samples paired with companion nonfiction texts and offer a series of text-dependent questions, vocabulary activities, writing assignments, and opportunities for research.
  • Comprehensive Literacy: English Instructional Plans – align instruction with the 2017 English SOL

Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing

  • Guidelines for the Use of Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing-This is a Word document.
  • Verified Credit Plan: End-of-Course Writing 2020-2021 School Year-This is a Word document.
  • Common Rubric for High School Writing Samples-This is a Word document. - aligns with the 2017 English Standards of Learning
  • High School Writing Rubric-This is a Word document. - aligns with the 2017 English Standards of Learning
  • Sample Writing Tasks that could be used for the Body of Evidence to Verify Credits in Writing-This is a Word document.
  • Performance Level Descriptors 2017-This is a Word document.
  • Virginia Board of Education Guidelines for the Use of Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing: Implementation Support-This is a Word document. Effective Fall, 2019- guidance for administering and scoring the local performance assessments used to verify credits in writing
  • Implementation Support for 2018–2019 in the Use of Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing-This is a Word document. - guidance for administering and scoring the local performance assessments used to verify credits in writing
  • Procedures for Determining if Verified Credit is Awarded (effective fall 2020)-This is a Word document.

Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing in 2020-2021

  • Superintendent’s Memo #311-20-This is a Word document., November 20, 2020 - Emergency Guidelines for the Use of Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing for the 2020-2021 School Year
  • Emergency Guidelines for the Use of Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing for the 2020-2021 School Year-This is a Word document.
  • Verified Credit Plan: End-of-Course Writing (under Emergency Guidelines for the Use of Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing for the 2020-2021 School Year)-This is a Word document.
  • Procedures for Determining if Verified Credit is Awarded (effective fall 2020)-This is a Word document.


Standards of Learning Documents for English – Adopted 2010

Test Blueprints
Standards
(PDF)
Curriculum Framework
(Word)
Standards of Learning (SOL) TestsVirginia Modified
Achievement Standards
Test (VMAST)
ReadingWritingVMAST Reading
All EnglishK-12
Word | PDF
NANANA

Computer Adaptive Testing – Includes CAT informational videos and resources

SOL Practice Items in TestNav 8 – Provide examples of the new content and increased rigor of the 2010 English SOL

Using Statewide SOL Test Results to Guide Instruction – Examples of challenging SOL content based on statewide results

Online Writing Resources – teaching strategies and lesson plans, video links, SOL progression charts, graphic organizers, and resource links.


Vocabulary Resources
– teaching strategies, lesson plans, graphic organizers, and resource links.


SOL Institute Presentations & Lessons
available for 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015


ESS Sample Lesson Plans
– align instruction with the 2010 English SOL.

Progression Charts
identify the grade level at which specific skills are formally introduced in the 2010 English SOL for Reading, Writing, Grammar and Research(PDF files).


Released SOL Tests & Item Sets – Tests and item sets representative of the content and skills included in the Virginia SOL tests.


Frequently Asked Questions
(PDF)

English Standards of Learning Crosswalk Between the 2010 and 2002 Standards(PDF) – provides detail on additions, deletions and changes included in the 2002 English SOL.

KindergartenK-Grade 5
Word | PDF
Grade 3*Grade 5NA
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4Grade 4*NA
Grade 5Grade 5**NA
Grade 6Grades 6-8
Word | PDF
Grade 6***Grade 8NA
Grade 7Grade 7***NA
Grade 8Grade 8***NA
Grade 9Grades 9-12
Word | PDF
End of Course (EOC)End of Course (EOC)NA
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12NANANA
Emergency Guidelines for the Use of Local Alternative Assessments in Lieu of the Virginia Studies, Civics and Economics, and Grade 8 Writing
Standards of Learning Tests for the 2020-2021 School Year

* Document revised July 2016
** Document revised January 2017
*** Document revised July 2017

Virginia's College & Career Ready English Performance Expectations

English Performance Expectations define the level of achievement students must reach to be academically prepared for success in entry-level credit-bearing college courses. The expectations were developed through the College & Career Readiness Initiative – a process that involved faculty from Virginia's two- and four-year colleges and universities, members of the business community and high school educators.

  • College & Career Ready Performance Expectations (PDF)
  • Correlation of Virginia’s English Performance Expectations with Virginia’s 2010 English Standards of Learning(PDF)

Virginia's 2010 English Standards of Learning and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts

  • Comparison of Virginia’s 2010 English Standards of Learning with the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts(PDF)
  • More about the Standards of Learning and the Common Core State Standards

English Standards of Learning Resources

  • The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) collects, coordinates and conveys a broad range of research and resources in support of an inclusive approach to high quality education for English language learners (ELLs).

English SOL: 2002

  • English Standards of Learning and related resources for the SOL adopted in 2002.

Previous Version SOL: 1995

  • All English (Word) | (PDF)
  • Kindergarten (Word) | (PDF)
  • Grade 1 (Word) | (PDF)
  • Grade 2 (Word) | (PDF)
  • Grade 3 (Word) | (PDF)
  • Grade 4 (Word) | (PDF)
  • Grade 5 (Word) | (PDF)
  • Grade 6 (Word) | (PDF)
  • Grade 7 (Word) | (PDF)
  • Grade 8 (Word) | (PDF)
  • 9-12 English (Word) | (PDF)

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Previous Version Blueprints: 1995

English To Spanish Translation

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English Instructional Resources aligned to 2002 English SOL

Definitions Of Words Dictionary

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