Highlights
English Language Arts Georgia Standards of Excellence
(ELAGSE K-12)
The Georgia Standards of Excellence require that students gain, evaluate, and present increasingly complex information, ideas and evidence through listening and speaking as well as through media. The standards recognize that students must be able to use formal English in their writing and speaking but that they must also be able to make informed, skillful choices among the many ways to express themselves through language. It is important to note the impact of the standards on classroom instruction: building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction; reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from the text, both literary and informational; and regular practice with complex text and its academic language.
Resources and Professional Learning
- For English Language Arts resources and professional learning opportunities, visit the ELA page on GeorgiaStandards.Org.
- For K-12 ELA/Literacy content information, email Stephanie Sanders, ELA/Literacy Program Manager at ssanders@doe.k12.ga.us.
- For Elementary ELA content information, email Anisha Donald, Elementary ELA/Literacy Program Specialist at adonald@doe.k12.ga.us.
- For Secondary ELA/Literacy content information, email Breanne Huston, Secondary ELA/Literacy Program Specialist at bhuston@doe.k12.ga.us.
- For Special Education & ELA content integration information, email Franeka Colley, Content Integration Program Specialist at franeka.colley@doe.k12.ga.us.
- Join the ELA mailing list to receive updates from the English Language Arts program; please send an email with no message to the appropriate email address listed here:
English Language Arts K-5
Join-ela-k-5@list.doe.k12.ga.usEnglish Language Arts 6-8
Join-ela-6-8@list.doe.k12.ga.us
English Language Arts District Support
Join-districtsupport@list.doe.k12.ga.us
Suggested Websites for Teachers
Information for Parents and Students
Information for Administrators, Counselors, and Educators
English Language Arts Testing and Assessment Resources
Georgia Milestones EOG Resources
Georgia Milestones EOG Resources
Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition
The Georgia Language Arts Supervisors (GLAS) organization will facilitate the Young Georgia Authors contest this 2018-19 school year.
Please contact Amy Fouse, President of Georgia Language Arts Supervisors (GLAS) for information about Young Georgia Authors at
amy.fouse@hcbe.net.
Georgia Association of Literacy Advocates (GALA) Reader of the Year
The Georgia Association of Literacy Advocates (GALA) is asking for nominations for the 2019 Reader of the Year. Please contact Julie Walker, jawalker@tiftschools.com, for more information about Reader of the Year.