College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening (K-12)

Comprehension and Collaboration

  • 1

    Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.1

  • 2

    Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.2

  • 3

    Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.3

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

  • 4

    Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.4

  • 5

    Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.5

  • 6

    Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.6

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12

Find this useful?

If so, you'll love the standards search built into Common Planner.

Keep exploring

Sibling grade bands, other subjects in this jurisdiction, and the same subject across other states.

More Iowa English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects sets

English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects