The Virginia Board of Education adopted revised World Language Standards of Learning on March 18, 2021.

Recognizing that curriculum alignment efforts require planning, time, staff development, and resources, the Department of Education’s goal for the implementation schedule allows teachers to begin, in the fall of 2021, to focus instruction on the content in the newly revised World Language Standards of Learning.

School divisions should begin to:

review and align their world language curricula with the revised standards;
review current resource materials and correlate them with the revised standards;
identify new materials where needed; and
provide staff development for teachers as appropriate.

world language SOL

The proficiency-based Virginia World Language Standards of Learning (SOL) are housed on the Virginia Department of Education Standards of Learning Website.

Additional documents supporting the implementation of the World Language SOL are available on the Implementing the World Language Standards of Learning resource page.

Resources

The following resources may be helpful in understanding and implementing the 2021 World Language Standards of Learning

2021 World Language Standards of Learning - color-coded grid
Introduction to Proficiency

Crosswalk 2014-2021 SOL

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See the Professional Learning section for more webinars, workshops, and presentations related to implementing the World Language Standards of Learning.