The English language arts/literacy (ELA)section of the opens in a new window College and Career Readiness Standards covers reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language skills from a foundational level to the college-ready level. Learners are expected to build knowledge and analytical skills by working with, and citing evidence from, complex texts. In this section of the Virginia CCRS Curriculum Frameworks, you’ll find teacher notes to help unpack the leveled ELA standards; standards-aligned, leveled exemplar activities ready for classroom use; crosswalks between the leveled standards and GED® assessment targets; and links to relevant online resources for each standard.

The Mathematics section of the opens in a new window College and Career Readiness Standards sets challenging mathematics expectations for adult learners across number sense, data and statistics, geometry, and algebra domains. Through the key shifts and Standards for Mathematical Practice, the CCRS focus deeply on critical thinking, reasoning and persistence in problem solving, and conceptual understanding. In this section of the Virginia CCRS Curriculum Frameworks, you’ll find teacher-friendly summaries of the skills and knowledge learners should demonstrate at the peak of each level; descriptions of how math practices can be incorporated into instruction across skill levels; a searchable activity bank of classroom resources; and links to math glossaries and crosswalks with GED® targets and Virginia Placement Test (VPT) content.