ELA learning components

Dataset last updated June 18, 2026.

Overview

The learning components dataset uses Learning Components entities and relationships.

The learning components dataset represents granular English Language Arts skills or individual concepts that operate at the instructional level – i.e., a lesson, an activity, or even a single question. It essentially breaks broad Standards down into measurable, teachable parts.


Source	Learning Commons ↗ Includes Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS ELA), Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington, Washington, D.C., and Wyoming
Supported grades	K-2
Includes	learning components

Use cases

Use case	Examples
Target specific skills	Build lesson plans around granular skills like Identify the front cover of a book Create activities that cater to specific concepts or skills, vs. a broader standard
Tag educational content accurately	Tag questions, activities, and materials to the specific skills they assess Improve search and recommendations by focusing on specific skills rather than broad standards
Identify where students may need support on individual standards	Give each student a score for each Learning Component entity in the Knowledge Graph Pinpoint the gaps in a student’s skills for a given standard
Underpin learning progressions	Plan a student’s learning journey with skill-level granularity Group students by the specific skills they have mastered or still need to learn

Some standards do not have Learning Component alignments.College and Career Readiness Anchor standards along with non-leaf-node standards are not aligned to Learning Components. In addition, current Learning Components coverage is limited to standards from grades K–2. Additional grade bands will be added in future releases.

Schema

The data connects granular skills to academic standards with the following entities and relationships:


Data model
Entities	`LearningComponent` Granular skill or concept (e.g. Identify the front cover of a book) `StandardsFrameworkItem` (in Standards) Standard that a Learning Component supports (e.g. RF.K.1.A)
Relationships	`LearningComponent` → `supports` → `StandardsFrameworkItem` (e.g. Identify the front cover of a book → RF.K.1.A)

Usage details


Requires files from other datasets	None
References files from other datasets	standards
REST API endpoints	Learning Components

Dataset release history

Date	Changed
June 18, 2026	Updated license and attribution statement values for English Language Arts rows; removed duplicate Learning Components.
May 27, 2026	Added English Language Arts Learning Components (grades K–2) and alignments for 12 states; added optional `examples` property.

Roadmap

We will be expanding English Language Arts support for more grade bands and state standards frameworks in upcoming releases.

Learning components schema reference

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Learning Components API endpoints

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Standards schema reference

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Learning Components API endpoints

Standards schema reference

Overview

Use cases

Schema

Usage details

Dataset release history

Roadmap

Related topics