How Lit Ladder maps to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Kindergarten through Grade 12. Mapping is at the strand level, not the individual code: claiming RL.3.2 is covered because a unit mentions theme is the kind of checkmark that means nothing. A strand is claimed here when a learner can open real lessons in it and practice today.
The curriculum is not finished. 156 of the 156 declared units are authored and wired, and every strand appears below whatever its state: covered where there are lessons, in development where the work is underway and named, not covered where it has not been started. A standards page that cannot show a gap is marketing, not evidence - so nothing is counted as covered without topics behind it, and a strand in development is reported with its own count rather than being quietly folded in either direction.
grade-by-strand cells covered
CCSS ELA strands with teaching content
skills a learner can open today
Key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge, and range of reading in stories, drama and poetry.
Grades with content: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
Main idea and supporting details, text structure and features, author's purpose, evidence, and reading across sources.
Grades with content: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
Print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency. Kindergarten through grade 5 only.
Grades with content: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Opinion, informative and narrative writing, production and distribution, and research to build knowledge.
Grades with content: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
Comprehension and collaboration, and presentation of knowledge and ideas.
Half covered, and the half matters. This strand is listening AND speaking, and only listening is here: four units in which a passage is played and never shown, so what is measured is what a learner can hold and use from something heard. Speaking, discussion and presentation are NOT assessed and are not claimed - they need a listener in the room. One further limit, because it is real: the audio is synthesised in the browser, so the words sit in the page markup. A six-year-old will listen; an older student who opens the developer tools can read what they were meant to hear.
Grades with content: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
Conventions of standard English, knowledge of language, and vocabulary acquisition and use.
Grades with content: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
Each chip is one grade's requirement for one strand. A green chip means there are lessons behind it; a gray dashed one means there are not, yet; a solid amber one means the strand has real lessons but does not cover everything the framework puts in it - read that strand's note for exactly which part is missing. High school is two rows rather than four because the framework itself stops splitting grades there - it writes one set of standards for 9-10 and one for 11-12, so that is how they are reported.
| Grade | Skills | Strands |
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Kindergarten Kindergarten English |
92 | RL ✓ RI ✓ RF ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grade 1 1st Grade English |
166 | RL ✓ RI ✓ RF ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grade 2 2nd Grade English |
251 | RL ✓ RI ✓ RF ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grade 3 3rd Grade English |
333 | RL ✓ RI ✓ RF ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grade 4 4th Grade English |
308 | RL ✓ RI ✓ RF ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grade 5 5th Grade English |
298 | RL ✓ RI ✓ RF ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grade 6 6th Grade English |
333 | RL ✓ RI ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grade 7 7th Grade English |
328 | RL ✓ RI ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grade 8 8th Grade English |
328 | RL ✓ RI ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grades 9-10 9th Grade English · 10th Grade English |
320 | RL ✓ RI ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
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Grades 11-12 11th Grade English · 12th Grade English |
344 | RL ✓ RI ✓ W ✓ SL L ✓ |
Massachusetts lists two current English frameworks. The map above is the 2017 English Language Arts and Literacy Framework. This one is the other: the English Language Development Standards, which are WIDA's, and which are the standard for multilingual learners. It is a different shape - a grid of standard × grade cluster × Key Language Use (Narrate, Inform, Explain, Argue) × mode.
Interpretive expectations covered — reading, listening and viewing, which is what this product can measure.
Expressive expectations — a learner producing language rather than choosing an answer. These are covered by Write & Check, where the student writes the sentence and it is checked.
What that claim is worth. These are checked by CONSTRAINT, not by judgment: whether it is one sentence, whether both ideas survived, how much came from the source, whether a concession is there. That is real assessment of real writing and it is not a teacher deciding whether the paragraph is any good. A cell here says the writing was checked, not that it was marked.
Wired units this standard has no cell for. Real teaching that WIDA is not built to describe.
Narrating, informing, explaining and arguing with stories, poems and informational text.
| Expectation | Covered by | Topics |
|---|---|---|
K · Narrate |
Sentence & Capitalization Basics, Word Relationships: Synonyms, Antonyms & Categories, Story Basics: Character, Setting & Events, Listening Comprehension (K-2) | 29 |
K · Inform |
Sentence & Capitalization Basics, Word Relationships: Synonyms, Antonyms & Categories, Nonfiction Basics: Topic & Key Details, Kindergarten Reading Workshop, Kindergarten Writing, Listening Comprehension (K-2) | 44 |
1 · Narrate |
Sentence & Capitalization Basics, Word Relationships: Synonyms, Antonyms & Categories, Story Basics: Character, Setting & Events, Retelling, Sequence & Summary, Nouns & Verbs, Listening Comprehension (K-2) | 44 |
1 · Inform |
Sentence & Capitalization Basics, Word Relationships: Synonyms, Antonyms & Categories, Nonfiction Basics: Topic & Key Details, Text Features & Graphics, Nouns & Verbs, Writing Strong Sentences, Grade 1 Reading Workshop, Kindergarten Writing, Writing: First Pieces, Listening Comprehension (K-2) | 75 |
2-3 · Narrate |
Sentence & Capitalization Basics, Prefixes & Suffixes, Homophones, Homographs & Word Traps, Word Relationships: Synonyms, Antonyms & Categories, Context Clues (Grades 2-3), Figurative Language & Idioms, Retelling, Sequence & Summary, Story Structure: Problem, Plot & Solution, Theme, Lesson & Central Message, Point of View, Narrator & Perspective, Poetry & Drama, Nouns & Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs & Pronouns, Sentence Types, Fragments & Run-Ons, Verb Tenses & Subject-Verb Agreement, Commas, Quotation Marks & Apostrophes, Capitalization & Titles, Spelling Patterns & Rules, Listening Comprehension (K-2), Listening Comprehension (Grades 3-5), Shades of Meaning & Word Relationships (Grade 3), Academic & Subject Words (Grade 3) | 178 |
2-3 · Inform |
Sentence & Capitalization Basics, Prefixes & Suffixes, Homophones, Homographs & Word Traps, Word Relationships: Synonyms, Antonyms & Categories, Context Clues (Grades 2-3), Figurative Language & Idioms, Main Idea & Supporting Details, Text Features & Graphics, Text Structure in Nonfiction, Author's Purpose & Point of View, Nouns & Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs & Pronouns, Sentence Types, Fragments & Run-Ons, Verb Tenses & Subject-Verb Agreement, Commas, Quotation Marks & Apostrophes, Capitalization & Titles, Spelling Patterns & Rules, Writing Strong Sentences, Paragraphs & Topic Sentences, Opinion & Argument Writing, Informative & Explanatory Writing, Narrative Writing, Revising & Editing, Research & Reference Skills, Grade 2 Reading Workshop, Grade 3 Reading Workshop, Writing: First Pieces, Listening Comprehension (K-2), Listening Comprehension (Grades 3-5), Shades of Meaning & Word Relationships (Grade 3), Academic & Subject Words (Grade 3) | 250 |
4-5 · Narrate |
Prefixes & Suffixes, Greek & Latin Roots, Homophones, Homographs & Word Traps, Context Clues & Word Nuance (Grades 4-6), Figurative Language & Idioms, Academic Vocabulary, Story Structure: Problem, Plot & Solution, Theme, Lesson & Central Message, Point of View, Narrator & Perspective, Poetry & Drama, Comparing & Contrasting Texts, Sentence Types, Fragments & Run-Ons, Verb Tenses & Subject-Verb Agreement, Commas, Quotation Marks & Apostrophes, Conjunctions, Prepositions & Complex Sentences, Capitalization & Titles, Spelling Patterns & Rules, Listening Comprehension (Grades 3-5) | 150 |
4-5 · Inform |
Prefixes & Suffixes, Greek & Latin Roots, Homophones, Homographs & Word Traps, Context Clues & Word Nuance (Grades 4-6), Figurative Language & Idioms, Academic Vocabulary, Main Idea & Supporting Details, Text Structure in Nonfiction, Author's Purpose & Point of View, Inference, Evidence & Summarizing, Integrating Multiple Sources, Sentence Types, Fragments & Run-Ons, Verb Tenses & Subject-Verb Agreement, Commas, Quotation Marks & Apostrophes, Conjunctions, Prepositions & Complex Sentences, Capitalization & Titles, Spelling Patterns & Rules, Paragraphs & Topic Sentences, Opinion & Argument Writing, Informative & Explanatory Writing, Narrative Writing, Revising & Editing, Research & Reference Skills, Grade 4 Reading Workshop, Grade 5 Reading Workshop, Listening Comprehension (Grades 3-5) | 214 |
4-5 · Argue |
Paragraphs & Topic Sentences, Opinion & Argument Writing, Informative & Explanatory Writing, Narrative Writing, Revising & Editing, Research & Reference Skills | 49 |
6-8 · Narrate |
Greek & Latin Roots, Context Clues & Word Nuance (Grades 4-6), Figurative Language & Idioms, Academic Vocabulary, Theme, Lesson & Central Message, Point of View, Narrator & Perspective, Poetry & Drama, Comparing & Contrasting Texts, Verb Tenses & Subject-Verb Agreement, Conjunctions, Prepositions & Complex Sentences, Grammar: Phrases, Clauses & Verbals, Listening & a Speaker's Reasoning (Grades 6-8), Punctuation, Mechanics & Sentence Errors (Grades 6-8), Character, Motive & Change (Grades 6-8), How a Story Is Built (Grades 6-8), Symbol, Mood & Figurative Meaning (Grades 6-8), Word Building: Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes (Grades 6-8), Connotation, Tone & Shades of Meaning (Grades 6-8), Words That Do a Job: Academic & Subject Vocabulary (Grades 6-8), Sentence Variety & Style (Grades 6-8), Usage, Voice & Consistency (Grades 6-8) | 173 |
6-8 · Inform |
Greek & Latin Roots, Context Clues & Word Nuance (Grades 4-6), Figurative Language & Idioms, Academic Vocabulary, Author's Purpose & Point of View, Inference, Evidence & Summarizing, Integrating Multiple Sources, Verb Tenses & Subject-Verb Agreement, Conjunctions, Prepositions & Complex Sentences, Paragraphs & Topic Sentences, Opinion & Argument Writing, Informative & Explanatory Writing, Narrative Writing, Revising & Editing, Research & Reference Skills, Grade 6 Reading Workshop, Grade 7 Reading & Language, Grade 8 Reading & Language, Grammar: Phrases, Clauses & Verbals, Listening & a Speaker's Reasoning (Grades 6-8), Punctuation, Mechanics & Sentence Errors (Grades 6-8), Argument: Claim, Reason & Evidence (Grades 6-8), Text Structure & How Information Is Organized (Grades 6-8), Sources, Bias & What to Trust (Grades 6-8), Word Building: Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes (Grades 6-8), Connotation, Tone & Shades of Meaning (Grades 6-8), Words That Do a Job: Academic & Subject Vocabulary (Grades 6-8), Sentence Variety & Style (Grades 6-8), Usage, Voice & Consistency (Grades 6-8), Writing an Argument: Counterclaims & Rebuttal (Grades 6-8), Writing from Sources (Grades 6-8) | 255 |
6-8 · Argue |
Paragraphs & Topic Sentences, Opinion & Argument Writing, Informative & Explanatory Writing, Narrative Writing, Revising & Editing, Research & Reference Skills, Writing an Argument: Counterclaims & Rebuttal (Grades 6-8), Writing from Sources (Grades 6-8) | 65 |
9-12 · Narrate |
Close Reading & Annotation, Characterization & Complexity, Theme, Motif & Central Argument, Narrative Structure, Pacing & Frame, Poetry: Form, Meter & Sound, Shakespeare & Dramatic Language, Literary Movements & Historical Context, Irony, Satire & Ambiguity, Diction, Tone & Connotation, Syntax & Sentence Style, Academic Vocabulary (Grades 9-12), AP English Literature: Prose Fiction Analysis, AP English Literature: Poetry Analysis, AP English Literature: Literary Argumentation, American Literature I: Founding to Civil War, American Literature II: Realism, Modernism & the Harlem Renaissance, American Literature III: Contemporary & Multicultural Voices, British Literature: Medieval to Renaissance, British Literature: Romantic to Modern, World Literature: Epic & Classical Traditions, World Literature in Translation, Mythology, Folklore & Archetype, Creative Writing: Fiction, Creative Writing: Poetry, Listening to Speeches & Argument (Grades 9-12), Advanced Vocabulary: Roots, Etymology & Nuance (Grades 9-12), Punctuation, Agreement & Editing (Grades 9-12), Vocabulary in Context: Shifting & Multiple Meanings (Grades 9-12), Idiom, Allusion & Figurative Reference (Grades 9-12), Precision, Hedging & the Language of Claims (Grades 9-12), Usage & Idiomatic English (Grades 9-12), Concision & Sentence Combining (Grades 9-12), The Novel: Extended Narrative & Structure (Grades 9-12) | 265 |
9-12 · Inform |
The Rhetorical Situation, Rhetorical Appeals & Strategies, Argument: Claim, Evidence & Reasoning, Logical Fallacies & Flawed Reasoning, Synthesis: Sources in Conversation, Media Literacy & Source Credibility, Diction, Tone & Connotation, Syntax & Sentence Style, Academic Vocabulary (Grades 9-12), The Argumentative Essay, The Rhetorical Analysis Essay, Research, Citation & Academic Integrity, AP English Language: Rhetorical Analysis, AP English Language: Argument & Synthesis, Journalism & News Writing, Speech, Debate & Oral Argument, Film & Visual Rhetoric, Listening to Speeches & Argument (Grades 9-12), Advanced Vocabulary: Roots, Etymology & Nuance (Grades 9-12), Punctuation, Agreement & Editing (Grades 9-12), Vocabulary in Context: Shifting & Multiple Meanings (Grades 9-12), Idiom, Allusion & Figurative Reference (Grades 9-12), Precision, Hedging & the Language of Claims (Grades 9-12), Style, Voice & Revision (Grades 9-12), The Analytical & Explanatory Essay (Grades 9-12), The Personal & Reflective Essay (Grades 9-12), Timed Writing: Planning Under Pressure (Grades 9-12), Usage & Idiomatic English (Grades 9-12), Concision & Sentence Combining (Grades 9-12), Long-Form Nonfiction & Extended Argument (Grades 9-12), Statistics & Quantitative Claims in Argument (Grades 9-12) | 248 |
9-12 · Argue |
The Argumentative Essay, The Rhetorical Analysis Essay, Research, Citation & Academic Integrity, Journalism & News Writing, Style, Voice & Revision (Grades 9-12), The Analytical & Explanatory Essay (Grades 9-12), The Personal & Reflective Essay (Grades 9-12), Timed Writing: Planning Under Pressure (Grades 9-12) | 64 |
Reading and reasoning about sources, events and civic questions.
| Expectation | Covered by | Topics |
|---|---|---|
K · Inform |
Reading in Social Studies: People and Places (Grades K-1) | 9 |
1 · Inform |
Reading in Social Studies: People and Places (Grades K-1) | 9 |
1 · Argue |
Reading in Social Studies: People and Places (Grades K-1) | 9 |
2-3 · Explain |
Reading in Social Studies: American History (2-4), Reading in Social Studies: Civics & Government, Reading in Social Studies: Geography & Maps | 22 |
2-3 · Argue |
Reading in Social Studies: American History (2-4), Reading in Social Studies: Civics & Government, Reading in Social Studies: Geography & Maps | 22 |
4-5 · Explain |
Reading in Social Studies: American History (2-4), Reading in Social Studies: American History (5-6), Reading in Social Studies: Civics & Government, Reading in Social Studies: Geography & Maps, Reading in Social Studies: Economics & Culture | 39 |
4-5 · Argue |
Reading in Social Studies: American History (2-4), Reading in Social Studies: American History (5-6), Reading in Social Studies: Civics & Government, Reading in Social Studies: Geography & Maps, Reading in Social Studies: Economics & Culture | 39 |
6-8 · Explain |
Reading in Social Studies: American History (5-6), Reading in Social Studies: Civics & Government, Reading in Social Studies: Economics & Culture | 24 |
6-8 · Argue |
Reading in Social Studies: American History (5-6), Reading in Social Studies: Civics & Government, Reading in Social Studies: Economics & Culture | 24 |
9-12 · Explain |
Reading in History & Social Studies (Grades 9-12), Reading in History: Founding & Legal Documents (Grades 9-12), Reading in History: Economics & Public Policy (Grades 9-12) | 23 |
9-12 · Argue |
Reading in History & Social Studies (Grades 9-12), Reading in History: Founding & Legal Documents (Grades 9-12), Reading in History: Economics & Public Policy (Grades 9-12) | 23 |
Reading and reasoning about phenomena, evidence and explanation.
| Expectation | Covered by | Topics |
|---|---|---|
K · Inform |
Reading in Science: Looking at the World (Grades K-1) | 7 |
K · Explain |
Reading in Science: Looking at the World (Grades K-1) | 7 |
1 · Inform |
Reading in Science: Looking at the World (Grades K-1) | 7 |
1 · Explain |
Reading in Science: Looking at the World (Grades K-1) | 7 |
2-3 · Explain |
Reading in Science: Life Science (Grades 2-4), Reading in Science: Earth & Space (Grades 2-4), Reading in Science: Physical Science & Engineering | 23 |
2-3 · Argue |
Reading in Science: Life Science (Grades 2-4), Reading in Science: Earth & Space (Grades 2-4), Reading in Science: Physical Science & Engineering | 23 |
4-5 · Explain |
Reading in Science: Life Science (Grades 2-4), Reading in Science: Life Science (Grades 5-6), Reading in Science: Earth & Space (Grades 2-4), Reading in Science: Earth & Space (Grades 5-6), Reading in Science: Physical Science & Engineering | 39 |
4-5 · Argue |
Reading in Science: Life Science (Grades 2-4), Reading in Science: Life Science (Grades 5-6), Reading in Science: Earth & Space (Grades 2-4), Reading in Science: Earth & Space (Grades 5-6), Reading in Science: Physical Science & Engineering | 39 |
6-8 · Explain |
Reading in Science: Life Science (Grades 5-6), Reading in Science: Earth & Space (Grades 5-6), Reading in Science: Physical Science & Engineering | 24 |
6-8 · Argue |
Reading in Science: Life Science (Grades 5-6), Reading in Science: Earth & Space (Grades 5-6), Reading in Science: Physical Science & Engineering | 24 |
9-12 · Explain |
Reading in Science & Technical Subjects (Grades 9-12), Reading in Science: Life & Health Sciences (Grades 9-12), Reading in Science: Earth, Climate & Environment (Grades 9-12), Reading Technical & Procedural Texts (Grades 9-12), Reading in Science: Technology, Computing & Engineering (Grades 9-12) | 40 |
9-12 · Argue |
Reading in Science & Technical Subjects (Grades 9-12), Reading in Science: Life & Health Sciences (Grades 9-12), Reading in Science: Earth, Climate & Environment (Grades 9-12), Reading Technical & Procedural Texts (Grades 9-12), Reading in Science: Technology, Computing & Engineering (Grades 9-12) | 40 |
Phonological & Phonemic Awareness — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Phonics: Letters, Sounds & Short Vowels — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
High-Frequency Words & Sight Vocabulary — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Print Concepts & Early Comprehension — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Phonics: Consonant Blends & Digraphs — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Phonics: Silent-e & Long Vowels — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Phonics: Vowel Teams & Diphthongs — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Phonics: R-Controlled Vowels & Soft C, G — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Syllable Types & Syllable Division — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Endings, Plurals & Contractions — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Reading Fluency & Prosody — The fluency UNITS are multiple-choice judgments about phrasing, stress and punctuation - what a reader decides before a sound comes out - so they are not a WIDA language expectation. Oral reading itself IS assessed, by the Read Aloud probe, but that is a words-per-minute measure rather than a unit, and it is reported as a rate with its own stated limits rather than as evidence against a standard.
Word Study: Morphology & Multisyllabic Words — WIDA describes language development and carries no decoding strand. Phonemic awareness and phonics sit in the 2017 ELA framework's Reading Foundational Skills instead, where this course does claim them.
Fluency in Longer Text — The fluency UNITS are multiple-choice judgments about phrasing, stress and punctuation - what a reader decides before a sound comes out - so they are not a WIDA language expectation. Oral reading itself IS assessed, by the Read Aloud probe, but that is a words-per-minute measure rather than a unit, and it is reported as a rate with its own stated limits rather than as evidence against a standard.
Reading Aloud: Prosody in Complex Text (Grades 9-12) — The fluency UNITS are multiple-choice judgments about phrasing, stress and punctuation - what a reader decides before a sound comes out - so they are not a WIDA language expectation. Oral reading itself IS assessed, by the Read Aloud probe, but that is a words-per-minute measure rather than a unit, and it is reported as a rate with its own stated limits rather than as evidence against a standard.
A grade-by-strand cell is filled when units in that strand are authored, verified and wired into that grade's course. A unit is inert until it is listed in the course registry, so nothing can be counted here that a student cannot reach. Every unit behind these numbers has also passed the content harness: 300 generated items per skill across three difficulty bands, four distinct options every time, deterministic on replay, no answer visible in the question, and - for reading passages - a readability check against the grade level the passage claims.
Standards frameworks describe what should be taught. They do not certify anyone, and neither does this page. It is an inventory you can check, not an endorsement.