UTAH STATE STANDARDS for P-12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS - Adopted May 2023

Sep 20, 2026

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Utah State Standards for P–12 English Language Arts, adopted May 2023, define essential literacy outcomes for Utah students across each grade level. The document explains that standards were revised in 2022 to identify key ELA requirements and to clarify progression toward mastery through repeated practice with increasingly complex texts. It outlines organizational strands—speaking and listening, reading, and writing—and summarizes major shifts such as reduced, simplified wording, added phonological awareness in grades 2–3, combined RL/RI where appropriate, and expanded local curricular control.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages62

Reading Time2 h 36 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Organization

Shifts in the Standards

Speaking and Listening Strand

Speech Development Progression Chart

UTAH STATE STANDARDS May 2023 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Utah State Board of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200 Sydnee Dickson, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Public Instruction This is a blank page. UTAH STATE STANDARDS for P–12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Adopted May 2023 by the Utah State Board of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 Sydnee Dickson, Ed.D. State Superintendent of Public Instruction [https://www.schools.utah.gov](https://www.schools.utah.gov) This is a blank page. UTAH STATE STANDARDS for P-12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 250 East 500 South P. O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 [https://schools.utah.gov/board](https://schools.utah.gov/board) | District
District 1
District 2 | Name
Jennie L. Earl Joseph Kerry | City
Morgan, UT
Ogden, UT | | --- | --- | --- | | District 3 | Brent Strate | South Ogden, UT | | District 4 | Leann Wood | Kaysville, UT | | District 5 | Sarah Reale | Salt Lake City, UT | | District 6 | Carol Barlow Lear | Salt Lake City, UT | | District 7 | Molly Hart | Sandy, UT | | District 8 | Christina Boggess | Taylorsville, UT | | District 9 | Natalie Cline | Bluffdale, UT | | District 10 | Matt Hymas | Magna, UT | | District 11 | Cindy Davis | Cedar Hills, UT | | District 12 | James Moss Jr. | Midway, UT | | District 13 | Randy Boothe | Spanish Fork, UT | | District 14 | Emily Green | Cedar City, UT | | District 15 | Kristan Norton | St. George, UT | | | Sydnee Dickson | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | | | Cybil Child | Secretary to the Board | 1/2023 P-12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS UTAH STATE STANDARDS for P–12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS This is a blank page. P-12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS UTAH STATE STANDARDS for P-12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Standards: PRESCHOOL–AGE 3 . . . . . . . . . . 1 Standards: PRESCHOOL–AGE 4 . . . . . . . . . . 4 Standards: KINDERGARTEN . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Standards: GRADE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Standards: GRADE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Standards: GRADE 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Standards: GRADE 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Standards: GRADE 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Standards: GRADE 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Standards: GRADES 7–8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Standards: GRADES 9–10 . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Standards: GRADES 11–12 . . . . . . . . . . . 42 P-12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS UTAH STATE STANDARDS for P–12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS This is a blank page. P-12 ENGLISH LA NGUAGE ARTS UTAH STATE STANDARDS for P-12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS INTRODUCTION The P–12 Utah State Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) were revised by Utah educators in 2022 to identify the key literacy standards necessary for Utah students to master by the end of each grade level. Some standards are mastered in previous grades. If a student has not mastered previous grade-level standards, the teacher will need to intervene in order to fill the student's skill gaps. Organization The Utah State Standards are organized into strands, which represent significant areas of learning within content areas. In ELA, these strands are speaking and listening, reading, and writing. Within each strand are standards. All standards are considered essential to master. The skills in the standards require repeated exposure with increasingly complex texts and in increasingly sophisticated contexts. Mastery is only obtained by regular practice over time. Shifts in the Standards Changes in the standards were made to improve the consistency and practicality of the standards. These changes include: ] The standards were reduced, simplified, and clarified. ] Phonological Awareness was added in grades 2 and 3. ] The Reading Literature (RL) and Reading Informational (RI) standards were combined where it was

FAQs

What is the purpose of the P–12 English Language Arts standards in Utah?

The standards identify key literacy skills Utah students must master by the end of each grade level, with clear progression and support for areas not yet mastered.

How are the Utah ELA standards organized?

They are organized into strands representing major learning areas: speaking and listening, reading, and writing.

What major changes were made to the standards in the 2022 revision?

Updates included reducing, simplifying, and clarifying standards; adding phonological awareness in grades 2 and 3; combining RL and RI where most logical; weaving the language strand through other strands; and removing references to specific texts to increase local control.

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