Grade 6 English SOL Prep

Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina

• 6.DSR — Build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading a range of challenging, content-rich texts.

Reading and Vocabulary

• 6.RV.1 — Systematically build vocabulary and word knowledge based on grade six content and texts.

Reading Literary Text

• 6.RL.1 — Use textual evidence to demonstrate comprehension and build knowledge from literary texts.
• 6.RL.2 — Analyze craft and style in literary texts to understand author's purpose and impact.
• 6.RL.3 — Integrate concepts to analyze interactions within and between literary texts.

Reading Informational Text

• 6.RI.1 — Use textual evidence to demonstrate comprehension and build knowledge from informational texts.
• 6.RI.2 — Analyze craft and style in informational texts to understand author's purpose and perspective.
• 6.RI.3 — Integrate concepts to analyze ideas within and between informational texts.

Writing

• 6.W.1 — Compose various works for diverse audiences and purposes.
• 6.W.2 — Organize and compose multi-paragraph texts using the writing process.
• 6.W.3 — Revise and edit writing for clarity, word choice, sentence variety, and conventions.

Language Usage

• 6.LU.1 — Use the conventions of Standard English grammar in speaking and writing.
• 6.LU.2 — Use the conventions of Standard English mechanics in speaking and writing.

Communication and Multimodal Literacies

• 6.C.1 — Develop effective oral communication and collaboration skills.
• 6.C.2 — Develop skills for speaking and presenting ideas effectively.
• 6.C.3 — Integrate multimodal literacies to create and deliver presentations.
• 6.C.4 — Analyze and interpret media messages.

Research

• 6.R.1 — Conduct research and synthesize information from multiple sources.

What is on the Grade 6 English SOL test?

Grade 6 English is organized into 8 strands: Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina, Reading and Vocabulary, Reading Literary Text, Reading Informational Text, Writing, Language Usage, Communication and Multimodal Literacies, Research.

How many standards does Grade 6 English cover?

Grade 6 English covers 18 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 8 strands.