Montana Administrative Code

10.53.1401 WORLD LANGUAGE CONTENT STANDARD 1 – COMMUNICATION (1) Communicate effectively in more than one language in order to function in a variety of situations and for multiple purposes; (a) interpersonal communication: learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed…

10.53.1402 WORLD LANGUAGE CONTENT STANDARD 2 – CULTURES (1) Interact with cultural competence and understanding. (a) Relating cultural practices to perspectives: learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspecti…

10.53.1403 WORLD LANGUAGE CONTENT STANDARD 3 – CONNECTIONS (1) Connect with other disciplines and acquire information and diverse perspectives, including Montana Tribes, in order to use the language to function in academic and career-related situations. (a) Making connections: le…

10.53.1404 WORLD LANGUAGE CONTENT STANDARD 4 – COMPARISONS (1) Develop insight into the nature of language and culture to interact with cultural competence, with a particular emphasis on Montana Indigenous cultures. (a) Language comparisons: learners use the language to investiga…

10.53.1405 WORLD LANGUAGE CONTENT STANDARD 5 – COMMUNITIES (1) Communicate and interact with cultural competence in order to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world. (a) School, local, and global communities: learners use the language, both within and…

10.53.1406 WORLD LANGUAGES PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE NOVICE LEVEL (1) At the novice level for the interpersonal mode of communication, a language learner expresses oneself in conversations on very familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, simple sentences, and quest…

10.53.1407 WORLD LANGUAGES PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (1) At the intermediate level for the interpersonal mode of communication, a language learner expresses oneself and participates in conversations on familiar topics using sentences and series of sentence…

10.53.1408 WORLD LANGUAGES PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE ADVANCED LEVEL (1) At the advanced level for the interpersonal mode of communication, a language learner expresses oneself fully to maintain conversations on familiar topics and new concrete social, academic, and work-rela…

10.53.301 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY CONTENT STANDARD 1 (1) To satisfy the requirements of English language proficiency content standard 1, English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting. Authorizing statute(s): Mont. Const…

10.53.302 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY CONTENT STANDARD 2 (1) To satisfy the requirements of English language proficiency content standard 2, English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of language arts…

10.53.303 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY CONTENT STANDARD 3 (1) To satisfy the requirements of English language proficiency content standard 3, English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of mathematics. …

10.53.304 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY CONTENT STANDARD 4 (1) To satisfy the requirements of English language proficiency content standard 4, English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of science. Auth…

10.53.305 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY CONTENT STANDARD 5 (1) To satisfy the requirements of English language proficiency content standard 5, English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of social studie…

10.53.306 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE ENTERING LEVEL (1) At the entering level of English language proficiency, English language learners will process, understand, produce, or use: (a) pictorial or graphic representation of the language of the cont…

10.53.307 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE EMERGING LEVEL (1) At the emerging level of English language proficiency, English language learners will process, understand, produce, or use: (a) general language related to the content areas; (b) phrases or s…

10.53.308 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE DEVELOPING LEVEL (1) At the developing level of English language proficiency, English language learners will process, understand, produce, or use: (a) general and some specific language of the content areas; (b…

10.53.309 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE EXPANDING LEVEL (1) At the expanding level of English language proficiency, English language learners will process, understand, produce or use: (a) specific and some technical language of the content areas; (b)…

10.53.310 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE BRIDGING LEVEL (1) At the bridging level of English language proficiency, English language learners will process, understand, produce, or use: (a) specialized or technical language of the content areas; (b) a v…

10.53.311 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE REACHING LEVEL (1) At the reaching level of English language proficiency, English language learners will process, understand, produce, or use: (a) specialized or technical language reflective of the content are…

10.53.401 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR READING (1) Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (2) Determin…

10.53.402 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR WRITING (1) Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. (2) Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey compl…

10.53.403 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR SPEAKING AND LISTENING (1) Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. (2) In…

10.53.404 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR LANGUAGE (1) Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (2) Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling…

10.53.405 READING STANDARDS FOR LITERATURE (1) Reading standards for literature for a student at the kindergarten level are: (a) with prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text; (b) with prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including ke…

10.53.406 READING STANDARDS FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT (1) Reading standards for informational text for a student at the kindergarten level are: (a) with prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text; (b) with prompting and support, identify the main top…

10.53.407 READING STANDARDS: FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (1) Reading standards foundational skills for a student at the kindergarten level are: (a) demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print; (i) follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by p…

10.53.408 WRITING STANDARDS (1) Writing standards for a student at the kindergarten level are: (a) use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opin…

10.53.409 SPEAKING AND LISTENING STANDARDS (1) Speaking and listening standards for a student at the kindergarten level are: (a) participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups; …

10.53.410 LANGUAGE STANDARDS (1) Language standards for a student at the kindergarten level are: (a) demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; (i) print many upper- and lowercase letters; (ii) use frequently occurring n…

10.53.411 READING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN HISTORY/ SOCIAL STUDIES (1) Reading standards for literacy in history/social studies for a student at the Grade 6-8 level are: (a) cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources; (b) determine the ce…

10.53.412 READING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS (1) Reading standards for literacy in science and technical subjects for a student at the Grade 6-8 level are: (a) cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts; (b) det…

10.53.413 WRITING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS (1) Writing standards for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects for a student at the Grade 6-8 level are: (a) write arguments focused on discipline-sp…

10.53.414 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR LITERACY PRACTICE FOR GRADES K-12 (1) Literacy practice standard 1 is to practice broad literacy engagement. Literate students routinely read a broad range of literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes. (2…

10.53.415 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR KINDERGARTEN (1) Foundational reading standards for kindergarten are that each student will be able to: (a) understand print concepts by: (i) following words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page; (ii) recog…

10.53.416 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR FIRST GRADE (1) Foundational reading standards for first grade are that each student will be able to: (a) understand phonemic awareness by: (i) distinguishing long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words; …

10.53.417 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR SECOND GRADE (1) Foundational reading standards for second grade are that each student will be able to: (a) demonstrate decoding skills by: (i) demonstrating knowledge of phoneme-grapheme relationships between all complex…

10.53.418 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR THIRD GRADE (1) Foundational reading standards for third grade are that each student will be able to: (a) demonstrate decoding skills by: (i) decoding two- and three-syllable words comprised of all syllable types; (ii) de…

10.53.419 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR FOURTH GRADE (1) Foundational reading standards for fourth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) decode multisyllabic words using combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and …

10.53.420 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR FIFTH GRADE (1) Foundational reading standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) decode multisyllabic words using combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and mo…

10.53.421 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR SIXTH GRADE (1) Foundational reading standards for sixth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) decode multisyllabic words accurately using combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patte…

10.53.422 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR SEVENTH GRADE (1) Foundational reading standards for seventh grade are that each student will be able to: (a) decode multisyllabic words accurately using combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllabication p…

10.53.423 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR EIGHTH GRADE (1) Foundational reading standards for eighth grade are that each student will be able to: (a) decode multisyllabic words accurately using combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllabication pat…

10.53.424 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR NINTH AND TENTH GRADES (1) Foundational reading standards for ninth and tenth grades are that each student will be able to: (a) decode using combined knowledge of syllabication patterns and morphology to accurately read u…

10.53.425 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY STANDARDS FOR ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH GRADES (1) Foundational reading standards for eleventh and twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: (a) decode using combined knowledge of syllabication patterns and morphology to accurat…

10.53.426 DEFINITIONS For purposes of the English language arts and literacy content standards contained in this subchapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Automaticity" means the ability to read words quickly and effortlessly. (2) "Connotative" describes implied ideas or …

10.53.501 STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE FOR GRADES K-12 (1) Mathematical practice standard 1 is to problem solve and persevere. Mathematically proficient students: (a) make conjectures, plan, and follow solution strategies; (b) evaluate their progress and accuracy; (c) enga…

10.53.502 MONTANA KINDERGARTEN MATHEMATICS CONTENT STANDARDS (1) Mathematics counting and cardinality standards for kindergarten are to: (a) flexibly count to 100 by ones and by tens; (b) count beginning from a given number within the known sequence; (c) write numbers from 0-20 a…