Washington State Standards

Essential Academic Learning Requirements and
Grade Level Expectations

Washington State Learning Goals

1. Read with comprehension, write with skill, and communicate effectively and responsibly in a variety of ways and settings.
2. Know and apply the core concepts and principles of mathematics; social, physical, and life sciences; civics and history; geography; arts; and health and fitness.
3. Think analytically, logically, and creatively, and integrate experience and knowledge to form reasoned judgments and solve problems.
4. Understand the importance of work and how performance, effort, and decisions directly affect future career and educational opportunities.

This page provides updated documents on all learning standards. The Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) for all content areas were initially developed beginning with the Basic Education Act of 1993. The EALRs describe the learning standards for grades K-10 at three benchmark levels; elementary, middle, and high school. The Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) represent a new degree of specificity being developed for each content area for grades K-10.

Content Area	EALRs	GLEs
Reading	(Word)   (pdf)	(pdf)
Mathematics	(Word)  (pdf)	Draft
Science	(Word)  (pdf)	(pdf)
Writing	(Word)  (pdf)	(pdf)
Communication	(Word)  (pdf)	(pdf)
Social Studies	Civics Economics Geography History	Available 2008
Arts	(Word)  (pdf)	Available 2008-09
Health and Fitness	(Word)  (pdf)	Available 2009-10

More information can be found on the OSPI website

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