Reading Performance Level Descriptors - For tests based on 2017 English Standards of Learning; Grade/Course SOL Word Document; Grade 3: Word: Grade 4: Word: Grade 5: Word: Grade 6: Word: Grade 7: Word: Grade 8: Word: End of Course: Word
Grade 4 Reading-This is a Word document. (Word) Grade 5 Reading-This is a Word document. (Word) Grade 6 Reading-This is a Word document. (Word) Grade 7 Reading-This is a Word document. (Word) Grade 8 Reading-This is a Word document. (Word) End-of-Course Reading-This is a Word document. (Word) English SOL Crosswalk Between the 2017 and 2010 Standards
Standards of Learning (SOL)/Growth Assessments. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) requires students in grades 3-12 to take the Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments each year. Certain tests are required by all students each year, and others are required only at specific grade levels. Virginia SOL tests are given in reading, writing, math, history, and science.
Grade Level | SOL Assessments Administered |
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9th Grade* | Math, Science, History/Social Science |
10th Grade* | Math, Science, History/Social Science |
11th Grade* | Reading, Mathematics, Writing, Science, & History/Social Science |
Likewise, a raw score to scaled score table cannot be provided for the MC/TEI component of the End-of-Course Writing test because it does not represent a full test form.
Recent Braille and Large Print versions of the released SOL tests are available in hard copy. Please contact the division director of testing in your local school division for additional information.
Student performance is graded on a scale of 0-600 with 400 representing the minimum level of acceptable proficiency and 500 representing advanced proficiency. On English reading and mathematics tests, the Board of Education has defined three levels of student achievement: basic, proficient, and advanced, with basic describing progress towards proficiency.
Standards of Learning assessments in English reading, mathematics, science and history/social science are made up of 35-50 items or questions that measure content knowledge, scientific and mathematical processes, reasoning and critical thinking skills. English writing skills are measured with a two-part assessment that includes multiple-choice items and an essay.
Performance level descriptors are available for SOL tests in reading, history and social science, mathematics and science. These descriptors convey the knowledge and skills associated with each performance (achievement) level.
The achievement levels for science tests, history tests, and End-of-Course (EOC) tests* are: Pass/Advanced, Pass/Proficient, and Fail/Does Not Meet.
The standard error of measurement is a statistical phenomenon and is unrelated to the accuracy of scoring. All test results, including scores on tests designed by classroom teachers, are subject to the standard error of measurement.
Materials from the 2021 K-12 SOL Conferences in English Language Arts are now available! K-12 SOL Conferences in English Language Arts utilize a train-the-trainer model to provide professional development that focuses on continued implementation of engaging instruction that aligns to the 2017 Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework.
Standards of Learning Documents for English 1 The Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework comprise the English language arts content that teachers in Virginia are expected to teach and students are expected to learn. 2 Test blueprints provide information on how SOL assessments are constructed. 3 The Enhanced Scope and Sequence (ESS) Sample Lesson Plans align instruction with the standards and cover the essential understandings, knowledge and skills found in the curriculum framework. 4 SOL Practice Items (based on the 2010 English SOL) provide examples of state assessment items.
The Enhanced Scope and Sequence (ESS) Sample Lesson Plansalign instruction with the standards and cover the essential understandings, knowledge and skills found in the curriculum framework.
The Standards of Learning and Curriculum Frameworkcomprise the English language arts content that teachers in Virginia are expected to teach and students are expected to learn.
On March 23, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam extended his order that all public and private K-12 schools in Virginia close in response to the continued spread of COVID-19 for the remainder of the school year. The Virginia Department of Education’s English Team has compiled several Learning in Place English Resources to assist teachers, parents and students during this unprecedented time.
SOL Approval Schedule-This is a Word document. (Word)
Standards of Learning (SOL) Testing. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) requires students in grades 3-12 to take the Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments each year. Certain tests are required by all students each year, and others are required only at specific grade levels.
Virginia SOL tests are given in reading, writing, math, history, and science. The scores from these tests determine a school’s and the division’s state accreditation and measures progress toward meeting federal targets.