Disciplinary Literacy Standards
The Arkansas Disciplinary Literacy Standards for Grades 6-12 are built from the same anchor standards for reading and writing as the Arkansas English Language Arts Standards; therefore, expectations for reading and writing are aligned across the disciplines. These standards allow flexibility for each discipline to define the types of texts and forms of writing that are unique and appropriate for that content. The disciplinary literacy standards do not take the place of content standards; instead, reading and writing are literacy tools used to support students as they learn the content in each discipline.