The Kentucky Program of Studies ensures all learners throughout the state are provided opportunities to learn based on common areas. The eighth grade standards blend reading, writing, speaking-listening-observing, inquiry and using technology as a communication tool to build on your communication skills from elementary school and develop strong communication skills for high school. The brand-new Elements of Literature is changing the way students learn literature. With a skills-centered approach and a foundation of literature that teachers love, students will be able to learn and master one skill at a time while immersed in classic and contemporary literature.