This essay is interesting for readers with an interest in curriculum and program development. It traces the Standards as a template for an integrated L2 reading curriculum (Grades 4 through 16) and agues for the early inclusion of authentic reading materials in the L2 classroom. First, the article models ways to visualize the cognitive demands that the Standards place on students who attempt to fulfill them when learning to read in a foreign language. Then, the essay traces how these demands must be accommodated across a reading curriculum and makes a case for the Standards as a tool that must be used to describe curricular sequences#JournalArticle #All5Cs #All #Curriculum #Standards #Principalfocus #All