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Pennsylvania 6th Grade ELA Curriculum

Lessons and practice for every 6th grade ELA topic. Aligned to Pennsylvania Core Standards in ELA so your child stays on track with what PA schools teach.

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1.1.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.A:

1.1.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.B:

1.1.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.C:

1.1.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.D:

1.1.7

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.2.B:

1.3.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.C:

1.3.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.D:

1.3.7

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.C:

2.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4:

3.1.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1.B:

3.1.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1.C:

4.1.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1.C:

4.1.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1.D:

4.1.8

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2.C:

4.1.10

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2.E:

4.1.11

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2.F:

4.1.13

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.B:

4.1.14

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.C:

4.1.16

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.E:

4.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.5:

4.3.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.9.B:

5.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4:

5.3.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.8:

5.4.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.10:

6th Grade ELA in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 6th graders are expected to read complex texts, write clear arguments, and apply grammar rules with growing independence. The Pennsylvania Core Standards in ELA set the expectations for what students learn in Grade 6, and the PSSA ELA test in Grade 6 measures how well students are meeting those expectations.

What Students Learn in 6th Grade ELA

  • Reading and analyzing literary and informational texts
  • Writing arguments, explanatory essays, and narratives
  • Understanding grammar, usage, and language conventions
  • Building academic vocabulary and word study skills
  • Speaking, listening, and synthesizing information from multiple sources

How StudyPug Supports Pennsylvania 6th Grade ELA

StudyPug provides guided lessons and practice exercises for every major 6th grade ELA skill. Each lesson breaks concepts down into clear, manageable steps so students can understand the material on their own. Whether your child is struggling with reading comprehension or needs help structuring a written argument, StudyPug has practice aligned to what Pennsylvania schools teach.

Students can work through topics in any order, revisit explanations as many times as they need, and practice with exercises that reinforce each skill. This makes StudyPug useful for daily homework help, catching up after missing class, or preparing for the PSSA ELA assessment.

Preparing for the Pennsylvania PSSA ELA Test

Pennsylvania administers the PSSA in English Language Arts for students in grades 3 through 8. Grade 6 students take the PSSA ELA test, which covers reading comprehension, written expression, and language conventions. StudyPug content is aligned to the Pennsylvania Core Standards in ELA, so students practicing on StudyPug are working on the same skills tested on the PSSA.