[A] Reading & Writing Domains

Information & Ideas

Measures comprehension, analysis, and reasoning skills and knowledge as well as the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, and integrate information and ideas from texts and informational graphics (tables, bar graphs, and line graphs).

Craft & Structure

Measures the comprehension, vocabulary, analysis, synthesis, and reasoning skills and knowledge needed to understand and use high-utility words and phrases in context, evaluate texts rhetorically, and make connections between topically related texts.

Expression of Ideas

Measures the ability to revise texts to improve the effectiveness of written expression and to meet specific rhetorical goals.

Standard English Conventions

Measures the ability to edit text to conform to core conventions of Standard English sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.