Literacy Standards

The latest version of the Iowa Academic Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects were adopted by the State Board of Education on June 20, 2024.

Literacy Standards Documents

Literacy Standards Support Documents

• Implementation Guidebook for Iowa Academic Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy (173.18 KB) .pdf - Resources to support the planning and instruction processes for implementing the standards.
• Foundational Reading Evidence-Based Practices
• Language Comprehension Evidence-Based Practices (258.8 KB) .pdf

Iowa Academic Standards

Family Guides

Ten grade-specific guides provide an overview of what students will learn in ELA/Language Arts, Mathematics and Science by the end of each grade. 

View the guides