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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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AK	Y	Statute/Code, Rules/Regulations, Department	AS 14.07.020; 4 AAC 04.040, 4 AAC 04.140, 4 AAC 04.150; “Content and Performance Standards for Alaska Students” (June 2005)	http://old-www.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/stattx01/query=*/doc/{@5007}? http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/assessment/GLEHome.html http://www.eed.state.ak.us/standards/pdf/standards.pdf http://www.educ.state.ak.us/regs/filed/4AAC_04_06.pdf	Alaska has content standards for subjects in all required grade levels. Content standards in all subjects for grades 3-10 were approved in June 2005. (Last updated, January 2006)

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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AL	Y		Ala. Code § 16-6B-1; 16-35-4; 16-6B-2; AAC r. 290-3-1-.02(8); AL LEGIS 91-323	http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/CodeOfAlabama/1975/14974.htm	Alabama has content standards in Language Arts for grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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AR	Y	Statute	Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-407; Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-403	http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/acts/2003s2/public/act35.pdf http://arkedu.state.ar.us/curriculum/frameworks.html	Arkansas has "Curriculum Frameworks" in grade bands K-4, 5-8, and high school English courses. The "Curriculum Frameworks" are broken into grade-by-grade benchmarks for K-8.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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AZ	Y	Statute, Department Program	AZ ST Sec. 15-741, Board of Education (Approved 3/31/03)	http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/15/00741.htm http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/contentstandards.asp http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/language-arts/articulated.asp	Arizona has content standards in Language Arts for grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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CA	Y	Statute, State Board	Cal. Educ. Code § 60602	http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&group=60001-61000&file=60600-60603 http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/star/resources/blueprints/ela/ela2to10.pdf http://www.cde.ca.gov/standards/	California has content standards in Language Arts for all grades K-10 and grade band 11-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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CO	Y	Statute	Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-7-406; Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-7-407	http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_stnd.htm	Colorado has reading and writing content standards for grade bands K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Colorado also has "Suggested Grade Level Expectations" that are tied to the standards for grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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CT	Y	Statute, Board Rules/Regs, Department	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-14n; Board Resolution XII.B; "2006 Connecticut English Language Arts Curriculum Framework"	http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/currkey3.htm http://www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/language_arts/FinalDRAFTLanguageArtsFramework.doc Resolution not available online	Connecticut’s board of education approved the 2006 Connecticut English Language Arts Curriculum Framework at their February 1, 2006 meeting and directed the commissioner to take necessary actions.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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DC	Y	Statute; Board Resolutions	D.C. Code 38-1803.11; Resolution SR-05-04; D.C. Code 38-3805 and 3806	http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/curriculum/curriculum1.html http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/boe/resolutions/sea/sr05-04%20%20state%20standards--final%20rulemaking%20%204%2025%2005.pdf http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/boe/resolutions/sea/sr05-04%20attachment-%20state%20standards%20-%20final%20rulemaking%20%204-25-05.pdf	DC has content standards in reading grade-by-grade for grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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DE	Y	State Board Policy/Regulation; Department	Title 14, DAC, § 501, 503, DE ST TI 14 Sec. 153; Department Professional & Curriculum Standards Documents and Web Pages	http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/500/501.shtml#TopOfPage http://www.doe.state.de.us/DPIServices/DOE_Standards.htm http://www.doe.k12.de.us/DPIServices/Desk_Ref/DOE_DeskRef.htm http://www.doe.k12.de.us/ProfDev/ELAStandard1.pdf	Delaware has content standards for grades K –10 and performance indicators for grade clusters K-3, 4-5, 6-8 and 9-10.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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FL	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Rules/Regulations	Fla. Stat Sec. 1003.41, 1001.03; Fla. Stat. Ann. Sec. 229.565; Fla. Admin. Code Ann. r. 6A-1.0940	http://www.firn.edu/doe/curric/prek12/frame2.htm http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm	Florida has content standards in Language Arts for grade bands preK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Florida has "grade level expectations" for grades K-8 and high school which further define the standards.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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GA	Y	Statute/Code	GA ST 20-2-140; GA ADC 160-4-2-.01	http://www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_codes_detail.pl?code=20-2-140 http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/qcc/	Georgia has content standards in Language Arts for grades K- 8, and 24 high school courses.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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HI	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Policy/Regulation, Department Program	Haw. Rev. Stat. § 302A-201; State Board Policy 2215	http://lilinote.k12.hi.us/STATE/BOE/POL1.NSF?OpenDatabase&Start=1&Count=30&Expand=9 http://www.wetserver.net/doe/website/jsp/library.jsp	Hawaii has content standards in Language Arts for grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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IA	Y	State Board Rules/Regulations	Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-12.8(1)(c)(2); Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-12.8(1-7)	http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2002/iac/281iac/28112/28112527.pdf	State statute, 281 IAC 12.8(1)(c)(2), specifies reading standards, but not for specific grades. However, the state requires districts to develop content standards for reading for all grade levels.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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ID	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Policy/Regulation, Administrative Rule/Regulation	IDAPA 08.02.03, 669-757	http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/0203.pdf http://www.sde.state.id.us/admin/standards/	Idaho has content standards in Language Arts for the following grades: K-8, and grade band 9-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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IL	Y	Statute/Code	105 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/2-3.64, 23 Ill. Admin. Code tit. 1 APP. D	http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/Default.htm	Illinois has content standards in Language Arts for grade bands Early Elementary, Late Elementary, Middle School/Junior High, Early High School and Late High School. In addition, the state has performance descriptors for individual grades.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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IN	Y	Statute/Code, Administrative Rule/Regulation	Ind. Code § 20-10.1-17-3; Ind. Admin. Code tit. 511, r. 6.2-6-1	http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title20/ar10.1/ch17.html http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title20/ar10.1/ch16.html http://doe.state.in.us/standards/welcome2.html	Indiana has content standards in grades K-12 for Language Arts.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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KS	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Policy/Regulation	KSA 72-6405 et seq, KSA 72-6439, Kansas State Board of Education minutes 07/08/2003	http://www.ksde.org/lawregs/law_index.html http://www.ksde.org/outcomes/readstds.html http://www.ksde.org/commiss/July_03_Mins.htm	Kansas has adopted content standards in Reading for K-8 and a 9-12 grade band for high school.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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KY	Y	Statute, Department	KY ST Sec. 158.6451, KY ST Sec. 158.6452; Vertically Aligned Core Content Documents	http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/158-00/6451.PDF http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/158-00/6452.PDF http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional Resources/ Curriculum Documents and Resources/Core Content for Assessment/Core Content Downloads.htm http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional Resources/Curriculum Documents and Resources/Core Content for Assessment/Core Content for Assessment Vertically Aligned.htm	Kentucky’s vertically aligned core content for reading and math augments the existing standards in grades 4 and 7. Additionally, KDE is clarifying and reorganizing the total core content in conjunction with new state assessments. A draft of the reorganized core content will be available in April 2005.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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LA	Y	Statute	LRS 17:24.4	http://www.legis.state.la.us?lawbody=RS&title=17§ion=24.4 http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/ssa/currichome.html	Louisiana has content standards in Reading at grade bands K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Louisiana's content standards are further defined by SAGE, which has grade-by-grade content in reading for all grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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MA	Y	Statute, State Board	MA ST 69 Sec. 1D; State Board Minutes, February 2004	http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/69-1D.htm http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/news/2003/0924drafts.html http://www.doe.mass.edu/boe/minutes/04/0224reg.pdf	Massachusetts has content standards for reading in the following grade bands: K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12. Content standards for grades 3, 5, and 7 were approved by the board of education in February 2004.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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MD	Y	State Board Rules/Regulations	COMAR 13A.04.06	http://www.mdk12.org/interact/sitemap/standards.html http://mdk12.org/mspp/vsc/index.html http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/high_school/what_will/index.html	Maryland has content standards in Language Arts for grades PreK - 8 and 10. Maryland also has Core Learning Goals for high school.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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ME	Y	Statute	ME Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 20-A Sec. 6209	http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec6209.html http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/20-A/title20-Ach222sec0.html http://www.state.me.us/education/lres/ela.htm http://www.maine.gov/education/edletrs/2004/ilet/04ilet28.htm	Maine has content standards in Reading/Language Arts for grade bands K-2, 3-4, 5-8, 9-12. As directed by statute, Maine is in the process of drafting specific grade level expectations in reading for grades 3-8.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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MI	P	Statute, Department Program	MI ST 380.1278, Curriculum Framework	http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp Use “Basic MCL Search.” Type in section number. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/proposalforrevisionofthemichigancurriculumframework_35307_7.doc http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MichiganCurriculumFramework_8172_7.pdf	Michigan has "Curriculum Frameworks" in Language Arts for grade bands Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle School, and High School. Confirmed the current Curriculum Frameworks are being revised and will soon have grade-by-grade content standards in grades 3-8 and high school. Still in public comment period.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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MN	Y	Statute, Department Memo	MN ST Sec. 120B.02, 120B.031; Minnesota Academic Standards Committee, Department of Education, House File 302 (Signed by Gov 5/21/03)	http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/getbill.pl?session=ls83&version=latest&number=HF302&session_number=0&session_year=2003 http://education.state.mn.us/content/009200.pdf	Minnesota has content standards in Language Arts in all grades K-8 and in high school.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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MO	Y	Statute, State department of Education	Mo. Rev. Stat. Sec. 160.514	http://www.moga.state.mo.us/statutes/C100-199/1600000514.HTM http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/curriculum/webframeworks/01CA.PDF http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/FINAL-CA_GLE_2.20.04.pdf	Missouri has content standards in Communication Arts for grade bands K-4, 5-8, 9-12. It also has grade-level expectations for all grades K-8 and a 9-12 grade band.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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MS	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Policy/Regulation	Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 37-3-49, ICFA	http://www.sos.state.ms.us/pubs/MSCode/ http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/public/index2.htm http://marcopolo.mde.k12.ms.us/frameworks.html	Mississippi has content standards grade-by-grade for K-12 and for 28 Language Arts High School courses.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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MT	Y	State Board Policy/Regulation, State Administrative Code, State Department of Education Program	Chapter 55, Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM), ARM 10.54.3010--3098; ARM 10.55.603; Curriculum Framework	http://www.opi.state.mt.us/PDF/Assessment/PTSReading.pdf http://www.opi.state.mt.us/PDF/Accred/ReadingExpect.pdf http://www.opi.state.mt.us/PDF/ARM/54chapter.pdf	Montana has content standards in Reading in grades 3-8, 10, and for graduation.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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NC	Y	Statute/Code	NC Gen. Stat. Sec. 115C-105.40	http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Statutes/GeneralStatutes2001/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-105.40.html http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/	North Carolina has content standards in reading for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and English I, English II, English III, and English IV.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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ND	Y	Statute	ND Gen. Stat. § 15.1-02-04	http://www.state.nd.us/lr/cencode/CCT15x1.pdf http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/content/english.pdf http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/content.shtm	North Dakota has content standards in Language Arts for grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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NE	P	Statute, Administrative Rule/Regulation	Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec. 79-760, Neb. Adm. R. & Regs. Rule 10	http://statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/Corpus/statutes/chap79/R7907060.html http://www.nde.state.ne.us/LEGAL/Appendix%20B-clean.pdf	Nebraska has adopted content standards in Reading for the end of grades 1, 4, 8, and 12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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NH	Y	Statute; Department	NH Rev. Stat. Ann. Sec. 193-C:1; Department’s Reading NECAP Grade-level Expections for Grades 2-5 and 5-8	http://gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/indexes/193-C.html http://www.ed.state.nh.us/Education/doe/organization/curriculum/NECAP/GLEs.htm http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/curriculum/CurriculumFrameworks/CurriculumFrameworks.htm	Departments of education in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont developed grade level expectations (GLEs) for the New England Common Assessment program (NECAP). The K-8 reading and math expectations are being revised for 2006-07. Draft grade span expectations (GSEs) for grades 9-10 and 11-12 are under review. The 10th grade curriculum frameworks and the NH Educational Improvement & Assessment Program (NHEIAP) will be used until the GSEs are finalized. (Last updated, February 2006)

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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NJ	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Rules/Regulations, State Board Minutes	NJ Stat. Ann. Sec. 18A:7F-4; NJ Admin. Code tit. 6A:8-3.1, 6A:8-1.2, Minutes from May 7, 2003	http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs/index.html http://www.state.nj.us/njded/code/title6a/chap8/amendment/code.pdf	New Jersey has content standards in reading grade-by-grade for 3-8 and in high school.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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NM	Y	Statute/Code	H.B. 212 (NM ST Sec 22-2A-3); NM Admin. Code 6.30.2.13; NMAC CONTENT STANDARDS -- LANGUAGE ARTS	http://www.legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/bills/house/HB0212.pdf http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.030.0002.htm http://www.sde.state.nm.us/standards/index.html	New Mexico has content standards in Reading/Language Arts grade-by-grade for K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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NV	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Rules/Regulations	Nev. Rev. Stat. Sec. 385, 389.015, 389.019, 389.520; Nev. Admin. Code ch. 389	http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs%2D385.html http://www.nde.state.nv.us/sca/standards/index.html	Nevada has content standards in Reading/Language Arts grade-by-grade for K-8 and grade band 9-12. Nevada also has Performance Standards for grades 2, 3, 5, 8, and 12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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NY	P	Regulations of the Commissioner of Education; Department	8 NYCRR 100.1; New York English Language Arts Standards	http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/part100/pages/1001.html http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/elaoverview.htm http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/ela/pub/ccela.pdf	New York has developed learning standards for English Language Arts (ELA) for grade level clusters: PreK-1, grades 2-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12. Previously, the state had had content standards for elementary, intermediate and commencement. The department’s Web site indicates that further changes will be required to meet NCLB requirements for reading standards in grades 3-8. Last reviewed February 2005.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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OH	Y	Statute	OH Rev. Code Ann. Sec. 3301.079	http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/ http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/word/ELA_by_Grade-Level_Word.doc	Ohio has "Academic Content Standards" in Language Arts for grade bands K-3, 4-7, 8-10, and 11-12. Ohio also has a document that breaks the content standards for reading grade-by-grade for all grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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OK	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Rules/Regulations	Okla. Stat. tit. 70 Sec. 11-103.6, Okla. Admin. Code Sec. 210:10-15, 210:15-5-11 et seq.	http://sde.state.ok.us/publ/pass.html http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/osStatuesTitle.html	Oklahoma has content standards in reading for grades K-8 and high school.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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OR	Y	Statute	OR ST § 329.045; OR ADC 581-022-1210; OR ADC 581-021-0200	http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/329.html http://www.ode.state.or.us/cifs/newspaper/	Oregon has content standards in English Language Arts for grades 1-8 and for CIM (Certificate of Mastery) for the high school level.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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PA	P	State Board Rules/Regs; Department	PA ADC T. 22, Pt. I, Subpt. A, Ch. 4 Appendix A; PA Department Academic Standards Web Page	http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapter4/chap4toc.html http://www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=76716&stateboard_edNav=\|5467\|&pde_internetNav=\|	Pennsylvania has content standards in Reading at the end of grades 3, 5, 8, 11. (Last updated, January 2006)

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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RI	Y	Statute, Department	RI Gen. Laws Sec. 16-7.1-2	http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/Statutes.html http://www.ridoe.net/standards/frameworks/default.htm http://www.ridoe.net/standards/gle/GLE%20pdf/TSNE%20final%20Reading%20GLEs%20gr%202-5%20%20v.11.0.pdf http://www.ridoe.net/standards/gle/GLE%20pdf/TSNE%20final%20Reading%20GLEs%20gr%20%205-8%20v.16.0.pdf	Rhode Island has grade-level expectations for Reading in grades 2-8, which are marked as "final" on the state department Web site.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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SC	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Policy/Regulation, Enacted Legislation	SC ADC 43-231, SC ADC 43-232, SC ADC 43-234; SC ST Sec. 59-18-300-Adoption of educational standards in core academic areas; Education Accountability Act of 1998	http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t59c018.doc http://www.sde.state.sc.us/offices/cso/	South Carolina has content standards in reading/English for all grades K-high school.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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SD	Y	Statute	SD ST Sec. 13-3-48	http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/index.cfm?FuseAction=DisplayStatute&FindType=Statute&txtStatute=13-3-48 http://www.state.sd.us/deca/OCTA/contentstandards/index.htm	South Dakota has content standards in Reading for grades 1-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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TN	Y	State Board Policy/Regulation	Rule 0520-1-3-.05(1)(a)	http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0520/0520.htm http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards2001/la/cienglishlanguagearts.htm	Tennessee has content standards in reading/ELA for grades 3-8 and 11 required or elective high school courses.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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TX	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Rules/Regulations	Tex. Code Ann. Sec. 28.002, 39.021; Tex. Admin. Code tit. 19, Sec. 74, 110.1 et. seq, 110.21 et. seq., 110.41 et. seq	http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/ed.toc.htm http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/	Texas has content standards in Reading for grades K-8, and high school courses English I, English II, English III, English IV, and numerous elective courses.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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UT	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Rules/Regulations	Utah Code Ann. Sec. 53A-1a-107, 53A-1-402.6; Utah Admin. Code R277-700	http://www.le.state.ut.us/Documents/code_const.htm http://www.uen.org/core/	Utah has content standards in reading in grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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VA	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Policy/Regulation, Department Program	VA Code Ann. § 22.1-253.13:1, Standards for Accrediting Schools, Standards Resource Page	http://legis.state.va.us/Laws/CodeofVa.htm www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/VA_Board/Standards/soq.pdf http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Accountability/soafulltxt.pdf http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.html	Virginia has content standards in Reading/Language Arts for all grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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VT	Y	Statute, State Board, Department	VT ST T. 16 Sec. 164, State Board Rules 2111; “Grade Expectations for Vermont’s Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities”	http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/statutes2.htm http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/board/rules/2000.pdf http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/pubs/grade_expectations/math_reading_writing.pdf	Vermont has developed grade level expectations for grades K-8 and one grade at the high school level. The reading and math expectations are more specific statements of the state’s standards. The grade expectations were developed as part of the New England Common Assessment Program with New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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WA	Y	Statute	WA ST 28A.150.210 , WA ST 28A.655.060	http://www.leg.wa.gov/rcw/index.cfm?fuseaction=title&title=28A http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/reading/pubdocs/GLCE-Reading.doc	Washington has Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) in Reading for grades 4, 7, 10. Washington also has Curriculum Frameworks that align to EALRs at all grades K-10.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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WI	P	Statute/Code, Department Program, Governor Executive Order	Wis. Stat. Sec. 14.23; Executive Order No. 326	http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/oea/standlaw.html http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/standards/pdf/eo326.pdf http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/standards/index.html	Wisconsin has content standards in Reading for grade bands K-4, 5-8, and 9-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

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WV	Y	Statute/Code, State Board Policy/Regulation, Department	W. Va. Code Sec. 18-9A-22, 18-2-5; WV ST Sec. 18-2E-5; Policy 2510.1, 2520.1	http://wvde.state.wv.us/csos/ http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.html	West Virginia has content standards in Language Arts for all grades K-12.

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Reading Standards.State has academic content standards in reading/language arts in grades 3-8 and high school

State	Y/P/N/U	Authority	Reference	Link	Comment
WY	Y	Statute, State Board Policy/Regulation	Wyo. Stat. § 21-2-304; 21-9-101; State Board of Education Rules, Chapter 31.	http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/titles/title21/chapter09.htm http://www.k12.wy.us/eqa/nca/pubs/standards/lang.pdf	Wyoming has content standards in reading for grades K-8 and 11.

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