No Child Left Behind
The U. S. Department of Education website for No Child Left Behind gives detailed information on this comprehensive change in American education.
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts
At this site, visitors will find the standards for English Language Arts prepared by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English.
http://www.readwritethink.org/standards/index.html
Education World
Education World presents the objectives of the voluntary National Education Standards for many subject areas.
http://www.education-world.com/standards/
The ESL Standards for Pre-K–12 Students
This site provides educators with goals and standards for linguistically diverse students learning English.
http://www.tesol.edu/assoc/k12standards/it/01.html
Literacy: Reading-Language Arts Standards; National Board Certification
The National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in reading and language arts explains the role of effective literacy teachers and discusses the requirements for National Board certification.
http://www.reading.org/publications/rty/0306_nbpts.html
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: Language Arts
Here teachers will find links to sites that contain practical information for improving language arts instruction.
http://www.ed.gov/free/s-lanart.html
McREL: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
This site contains a compendium of standards and benchmarks for K–12 education.
http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/
Reading Assessment Database
This website gives descriptions of commercially prepared reading assessment tools. Educators can use this information to assess the ways in which their instructional programs meet standards.
http://www.sedl.org/reading/rad/list.html
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
At this website, educators will find the results of various assessments given throughout the United States. This information will help teachers determine whether their students are meeting the standards.
http://www.cse.ucla.edu
Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
Here teachers will find the Pennsylvania standards. This can serve as an example of state standards.
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12/lib/k12/Reading.pdf
Reading Online
This resource, sponsored by the International Reading Association, offers articles on the impact of standards-based education.
http://www.readingonline.org
