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# ELA learning components
> Reference for ELA learning components in Knowledge Graph: granular English Language Arts skills and concepts aligned to standards, with support for progressions and content tagging.
[Dataset last updated June 18, 2026.](#dataset-release-history)
## Overview
The ELA learning components
dataset uses Learning Components
[entities](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/learning-components#entities) and
[relationships](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/learning-components#relationships).
The ELA 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](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/standards) down into measurable, teachable parts.
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| **Source** | [Learning Commons](https://learningcommons.org/) ↗- 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
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| **Supported grades** | K-2 |
| **Includes** | ELA 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
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| **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
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| **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
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| **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
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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:
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| **Data model** | 
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| [**Entities**](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/learning-components#entities) | - [`LearningComponent`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/learning-components#learningcomponent)
- Granular skill or concept (e.g. Identify the front cover of a book)
- [`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/standards#standardsframeworkitem) (in [Standards](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/standards#entities))
- Standard that a Learning Component supports (e.g. RF.K.1.A)
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| [**Relationships**](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/learning-components#relationships) | - [`LearningComponent`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/learning-components#learningcomponent) → [`supports`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/learning-components#supports) → [`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/standards#standardsframeworkitem) (e.g. Identify the front cover of a book → RF.K.1.A)
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## Usage details
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| **Requires files from other datasets** | None |
| **References files from other datasets** | ELA standards |
| **REST API endpoints** | - [Learning Components](/api-reference/learning-components/learning-components-for-a-standard)
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## 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](/knowledge-graph/understanding-knowledge-graph/core-concepts#standards-frameworks) in upcoming releases.
## Related topics
Review entities, relationships, and property definitions for Learning
Components.
Explore Mathematics Learning Components coverage and use cases.
Query learning components by ID, subject, or standard via the REST API.
See the standards that Learning Components support and align to.