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English Standards of Learning

The Virginia Literacy Act requires all school divisions to incorporate High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) into the academic curriculum.  CCPS adopted HMH Into Literature textbooks.  We also have grade-level district-approved novels to supplement our textbook selections.  Common assessments and benchmarks are currently being revised and updated.

Secondary students are exposed to frequent paired passages that include a writing component to help prepare them for the Grade 8 Integrated Reading & Writing (IRW) state assessment.  Grades 6-8 administer a Reading SOL Test in May.  All students also complete the NWEA MAP Growth Assessments three times a year.  Reading progress is tracked through Lexia to close gaps in students’ reading comprehension, word study, and grammar.  New this year, the Virginia Language & Literacy Screening System (VALLSS) was administered to select students in September to provide targeted reading intervention based on current data.