State Academic Standards/Anchors

Pennsylvania Standards describe what students should know and be able to do; they increase in complexity and sophistication as students progress through school. The Assessment Anchors clarify the standards assessed on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and can be used by educators to help prepare their students for the PSSA. http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/StandardsBrowser

1. Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
2. Mathematics
3. Science and Technology and Engineering Education
4. Environment and Ecology
5. Civics and Government
6. Economics
7. Geography
8. History
9. Arts and Humanities
10. Health, Safety, and Physical Education
11. Family and Consumer Sciences
12. World Languages
13. Career Education and Work
14. Language Proficiency Standards for English Language Learners