This document provides the Maine Learning Results English Language Arts Standards for reading. It defines reading as helping students become competent consumers of diverse texts to achieve independence, find meaning, and use literacy for lifelong learning. Texts are defined broadly as anything that can be read, heard or viewed to convey messages.
The reading standards are structured progressively to engage all readers in essential skills. They include five components: foundational reading skills, key ideas and details, author's craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, and fluency. Standards are detailed by grade level for K-5 and organized in bands for 6-8 and 9-Diploma. The document notes that some students may need support to master skills from earlier grades