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2021 K-12 SOL Conferences in English Language Arts
Materials from the 2021 K-12 SOL Conferences in English Language Arts are now available! K-12 SOL Conferences in English Language Arts utilize a train-the-trainer model to provide professional development that focuses on continued implementation of engaging instruction that aligns to the 2017 Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework.
VDOE English Professional Development Packages: Development on Demand
Professional development materials, links, and presentations have been bundled for optional professional development activities. Visit VDOE English Professional Development Packages: Development on Demand for resources sorted by topic.
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 Literacy
Registration links and presentation materials for Assessment Supports Literacy 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.
VDOE Comprehensive Literacy Webinars
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
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.
| Course | Standards of Learning |
Curriculum Framework |
Standards of Learning (SOL) Test Blueprints |
Resources for Instruction & Assessment |
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| All English | Word |
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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-This is a Word document. - Fillable form, effective August, 2021
- 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.
- Understand Scoring
- 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.
- Evaluating Collections of Evidence to Award Verified Credit in Writing
Standards of Learning |
Test Blueprints |
Resources for Instruction & Assessment |
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| Standards (PDF) |
Curriculum Framework (Word) |
Standards of Learning (SOL) Tests | Virginia Modified Achievement Standards Test (VMAST) |
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| Reading | Writing | VMAST Reading | |||
| All English | K-12 Word | PDF |
NA | NA | NA | 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.
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. |
| Kindergarten | K-Grade 5 Word | PDF |
Grade 3* | Grade 5 | NA | |
| Grade 1 | |||||
| Grade 2 | |||||
| Grade 3 | |||||
| Grade 4 | Grade 4* | NA | |||
| Grade 5 | Grade 5** | NA | |||
| Grade 6 | Grades 6-8 Word | PDF |
Grade 6*** | Grade 8 | NA | |
| Grade 7 | Grade 7*** | NA | |||
| Grade 8 | Grade 8*** | NA | |||
| Grade 9 | Grades 9-12 Word | PDF |
End of Course (EOC) | End of Course (EOC) | NA | |
| Grade 10 | |||||
| Grade 11 | |||||
| Grade 12 | NA | NA | NA | ||
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)
- English Capstone Course Information
- 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)
Previous Version Blueprints: 1995
- Grade 3 (Reading and Writing)
- Grade 5: Reading/Literature and Research
- Grade 5: Writing
- Grade 8: Reading/Literature and Research
- Grade 8: Writing
- EOC: Reading/Literature and Research (Grade 9-12)
- EOC: Writing (Grade 9-12)