Washington’s revised ELA standards mark a major structural evolution, transitioning from the rigid silos of the 2011 CCSS to a unified, cohesive literacy system. In this interactive session, educators will dive into the newly redesigned Reading Domain, which collapses separate categories—like literary texts, informational texts, and K–5 foundational skills—into a single integrated strand. Participants will explore how this updated framework pairs explicit, systematic foundational instruction simultaneously with advanced text comprehension, analysis, and evaluation across all grade levels. Through guided activities, we will unpack the newly established Priority Standards in the Reading Domain. Educators will learn how these standards were chosen based on endurance, leverage, and future readiness, shifting classroom instruction away from a checklist of text types toward dynamic, multimodal genres. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of the new "big picture" standard structure and practical strategies to seamlessly blend decoding, linguistic comprehension, and student identity in daily lessons.
