English Language Development - Standards and Framework

The State Board of Education formally adopted in 2012, the California English Language Development Standards: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (CA ELD Standards) and in 2014, adopted the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework for California Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (ELA/ELD Framework), which addresses the language needs of every student in California and provides guidance to prepare students for college and careers in the twenty-first century. Here are the latest version of the state’s ELD Standards 2012 and the ELA/ELD Framework 2014.