Standards

It seems the use of standard American English has become something of an inconvenience to so many people (and their kids) these days. The topic of personal speech can become so heated regarding how one chooses to talk or write and whether or not anyone should accept something other than standard English or if anyone has the right to judge another based solely on how they communicate… I decided to look up the SC state standards by grade level.

You can use these to “grade” your friends, poke fun at your enemies, or if you have a school aged children you can reference these standards in parent-teacher conferences and/or compare them to testing material your child brings home (I highly recommend this option).

Click each grade for a breakdown on academic standards and what to expect throughout the year.

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

The middle/high school info I was able to obtain is a bit dated (a year or two old). You can find the official state standards (warning: these are 100+ page documents, some of them dated as well) for each subject area in its entirety at the South Carolina Department of Education’s website. It is not as easy to access or as condensed, but if you’ve gotten this far, it’s probably important enough that you’re willing to wade through page after page to find what you’re looking for.


6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade