Montana’s new English Language Arts and Literacy Standards have been adopted by the Board of Public Education and are set to be implemented July 2027! This new implementation date was selected to allow school districts more time between implementation of math and ELA standards.
Check out the Montana ELA & Literacy Standards Revision Overview one-pager for an overview of the revisions.
More information can be found on the OPI’s ELA Standards Revisions Webpage.
Upcoming Hub Course: Preparing Students for the MAST Performance Task
Be on the lookout for a new course on the Learning Hub: Preparing Students for the MAST Performance Task. This course is designed for 3-8 teachers and will guide participants through a review of the rubrics and ELA content standards relevant to the writing assessment, writing strategies to use all year long with your students, and instructional resources and approaches to practice the Performance Task–including exemplars, prompts, and more.
Literacy Month Toolkit
The International Literacy Association has a new Literacy Month Toolkit for 2025! The toolkit includes links to additional resources for families and teachers, including tips for family read-alouds, family engagement, and guides for teaching and using student-led book talks.
NCTE Updates
Report: The State of Literature Use in Secondary Classrooms
NCTE recently published a report examining the literature most commonly taught in secondary English classrooms and the factors shaping those choices. The findings shed light on both long-standing patterns and current challenges teachers face in bringing diverse texts to students. You can read
NCTE’s article or
download the full report to learn more about the report and its implications for English instruction.
Hispanic Heritage Month
NCTE has curated a collection of books to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15-October 15. Check out
their collection, organized by primary, middle, high school, and college texts.