Appendix F
Response to Standards for the English Language Arts

Setting and achieving high standards is an ongoing, continually evolving process. The standards presented in this volume will not be complete until they are realized at the local level. Please let us know your reaction to these standards and how the process of setting and achieving standards is progressing in your school district or state.

Please send your comments to:

Terry Salinger, INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION, 800 Barksdale Road, Newark, DE 19714

OR

Karen Smith, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGHSH, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, 11. 61801-1096

Name:

Check one: group / individual

This response reflects the perspective of (check all that apply):

• teacher (level )

• parent

• English language arts coordinator

• reading specialist

• principal

• superintendent

• student

• community/business

• other (please specify )

1. Does this document meet your expectations for how standards should explain what students should know and be able to do in the English language arts?

2. How will this document help you achieve high standards for the English language arts in your school or locality?

3. What do you like about this document?

4. What are your concerns about this document?

5. What revisions would you suggest? (Please cite page numbers.)

(Please make extra copies of this form as needed.)

(1996). Response to Standards for the English Language Arts. In Standards for the English Language Arts (pp. 106-106). , : International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English.