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Alignments

Standards Alignment for SOAR Learning & Soft Skills

Correlations that show exactly where SOAR meets the standards.

Every SOAR® correlation names the exact place where each standard is taught: the lesson number, the tool, the step. Teachers can open the document, find the standard, and know exactly where to turn in their materials.

How SOAR is built National standards State standards Career readiness & CTE 5th-Grade Literacy Lab SOAR 2.0

The foundation

How SOAR is built

Before a correlation matters, the curriculum underneath it has to be sound. SOAR is built on Self-Regulated Strategy Development — a six-stage instructional architecture that carries an ESSA Tier 1 “Strong Evidence” designation, based on federally funded randomized controlled trials.

EvidenceSRSD & ESSA Tier 1 evidence baseThe six SRSD stages and where each one lives in the curriculum.

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National standards

These three documents serve most schools. If your state’s English language arts standards follow the common anchor structure, these are the correlations your adoption committee needs.

6–12Anchor Standards · Grades 6–12SOAR covers 100% of the anchor standards for college and career readiness. 6–12ELA Standards · Grades 6–12The full grades 6–12 ELA correlation, with the ELA Maps named wherever they carry a literature standard. 6–12Content-Area Literacy · Grades 6–12Reading and writing across history, science and technical subjects; bonus coverage to defend SOAR as a schoolwide literacy investment.

For CTE and workforce

Career readiness and CTE

These correlations map SOAR to named career-readiness frameworks — the documentation CTE programs and grant applications ask for.

CareerNACE Career Readiness · 40-point crosswalk100% alignment to NACE standards, with every sample behavior mapped to where it is taught. Career21st Century Skills & WorkKeysCorrelated to the P21 framework and to current ACT WorkKeys assessment language. CareerEmployability Skills · Perkins V documentationMapped to the Employability Skills Framework for Perkins V reporting. CareerAlaska Employability StandardsAlaska Content Standards for Employability, Standards A and B, with scope stated plainly.

Find your state

State standards

States with their own ELA standards have their own correlation; if your state is not listed below, they align to the national standards, posted above. Grade 5 correlations are collected in the 5th-Grade Literacy Lab section.

Alaska

Correlated to the Alaska English/Language Arts Standards.

6–12Alaska ELA Standards · Grades 6–12

Florida

Correlated to the CPALMS course standards and to the B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts.

CourseFlorida CPALMS · Learning Skills & Strategies 6–12Florida B.E.S.T. ELA · Grades 6–12

Indiana

Correlated to the Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts.

6–12Indiana Academic Standards ELA · Grades 6–12

Nebraska

Correlated to Nebraska’s College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts.

6–12Nebraska College & Career Ready ELA · Grades 6–12

Oklahoma

Correlated to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts.

6–12Oklahoma Academic Standards ELA · Grades 6–12

South Carolina

Correlated to the South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards for English Language Arts.

6–12South Carolina College- & Career-Ready ELA · Grades 6–12

Texas

Two correlations serve two different needs: the elective course standards for College Readiness and Study Skills, and the TEKS for English Language Arts.

CourseTexas TEKS §110.48 · College Readiness & Study Skills 6–12Texas TEKS ELA · Grades 6–12

Virginia

Correlated to the Virginia 2024 English Standards of Learning.

6–12Virginia 2024 English SOL · Grades 6–12

Most states’ ELA standards share the same anchor structure. If your state isn’t listed here, your state aligns to the national standards, posted above.

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Grade 5

Elementary — the 5th-Grade Literacy Lab

Grade 5 is a distinct product built on SOAR 2.0 plus the ELA Maps. Its correlations are collected here, and the product itself lives on the 5th-Grade Literacy Lab page.

Grade 5Grade 5 ELA Standards · Grade 5 (Literacy Lab)The national correlation, for states following the common anchor structure. Grade 5Alaska ELA Standards · Grade 5 (Literacy Lab) Grade 5Florida B.E.S.T. ELA · Grade 5 (Literacy Lab) Grade 5Indiana Academic Standards ELA · Grade 5 (Literacy Lab) Grade 5Nebraska College & Career Ready ELA · Grade 5 (Literacy Lab) Grade 5Oklahoma Academic Standards ELA · Grade 5 (Literacy Lab) Grade 5South Carolina College- & Career-Ready ELA · Grade 5 (Literacy Lab) Grade 5Virginia 2024 English SOL · Grade 5 (Literacy Lab)

Legacy support

Already running SOAR 2.0?

For our legacy clients using SOAR 2.0 — these correlations are maintained, not retired, and stay current alongside the 3.0 documents above.

2.02.0 Anchor Standards 2.02.0 Florida CPALMS 2.02.0 ELA Standards · Grades 6–12 Grade 52.0 Grade 5 Literacy Lab

Good to know

Questions about these correlations

How current are these?

Each document carries an updated date on its cover. Standards bodies revise their frameworks, and we update a correlation on request — if your state has changed its standards since a document was published, tell us and we will refresh it.

My state isn’t listed.

Most states’ ELA standards share the same anchor structure, so the national correlations above map to the standards your courses are built on. If you need your state named specifically, ask us and we will build it.

What do I need to teach the ELA standards?

The core course plus the ELA Maps. Every correlation names which of the two carries each standard, so you can see exactly what a course requires before you buy it.

Can I get these for an adoption committee?

Yes. Every correlation is a standalone PDF, built to be forwarded — download it, attach it, and it stands on its own without explanation.

Susan Kruger Winter, M.Ed.

About the Author

Susan Kruger Winter, M.Ed.

Susan is a certified K–12 learning & ELA specialist with 25+ years of experience. She built SOAR from her own struggles as a student. Years later, her son's academic challenges led her into the neuroscience of learning, and The Brain Circuit model emerged from that work. SOAR's executive function curriculum is now used in 5,100+ schools across 53+ countries.

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