English Language Arts · 2026
Grade 6 standard map
How OSPI's 11 Grade 6 Priority standards connect: what each one builds on, what it builds to, what it is taught alongside, and how the SBA asks for it.
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Use these in PRISM
A PRISM PLC team can start from OSPI's 11 Priority standards for Grade 6: one step adds them as its Priority standards, ready for scales, assessments and plans.
How to read it
- Builds onEarlier standards this one needs. Where to go for intervention.
- Connects toTaught alongside it, including its supporting standards.
- Builds to Where it leads. The next steps for a student who has it.
Every connection here is PRISM's own, written against OSPI's 2026 wording, with the reason for it. They were written by an AI ahead of time and are marked until a teacher has read them, so treat them as a starting point. The idea of a map like this comes from Achieve the Core's Coherence Map for Common Core math.
Priority standards
Reading R
ELA.6.R.3Students read grade-level texts with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression to support understanding.The last grade with a standard of its own for reading fluency and word analysis.Builds on 1Builds to 0Connects to 2ELA.6.R.4Students comprehend and interpret texts using a variety of strategies.The broad comprehension standard: understanding a text, and how its language, features and structure make meaning.Builds on 1Builds to 1Connects to 5ELA.6.R.5Students analyze texts, introducing and attributing textual evidence when relevant.Asks what an author is doing and why, and what evidence shows it.Builds on 1Builds to 2Connects to 2
Writing W
ELA.6.W.1Students compose multimodal texts in a variety of genres across content areas for a variety of purposes.Names the reasons students write: to describe, inform, make a claim, persuade and tell stories.Builds on 1Builds to 1Connects to 2ELA.6.W.3Students draft content within the genre, using technology appropriately.The drafting standard: how a piece gets developed within its genre, with evidence and attribution.Builds on 1Builds to 2Connects to 4ELA.6.W.5Students evaluate, revise, and edit their compositions using a variety of strategies, including appropriate use of technology.Re-reading, using feedback, and editing a piece of writing.Builds on 2Builds to 2Connects to 1
Speaking, Listening, and Digital Forums SLDF
ELA.6.SLDF.1Students listen, respond respectfully, and contribute during face-to-face discussions and/or in digital forums.Taking part in discussion, in person and in digital forums.Builds on 1Builds to 1Connects to 2ELA.6.SLDF.3Students present reports, speeches, and creative work in a variety of genres such that listeners can empathize and/or follow the line of reasoning.Presenting work so that listeners can empathize or follow the reasoning.Builds on 1Builds to 1Connects to 3
Language L
Research and Media Literacy RML
ELA.6.RML.1Students engage in research and inquiry by asking questions and seeking answers from information sources.The research cycle: asking questions, finding sources, gathering and synthesizing.Builds on 1Builds to 1Connects to 3ELA.6.RML.5Students evaluate the credibility of those responsible for media messages, as well as content-generating technology.Deciding whether to trust who is behind a media message, including content-generating technology.Builds on 1Builds to 1Connects to 3