This document discusses competencies, objectives, and outcomes in education. It defines these terms and explains how they are used to describe what students should learn. Competencies describe abilities and skills, objectives are tools that underlie planning, and standards and outcomes establish rules or expectations for quality and results. The document provides examples of how competencies, objectives, and activities can be developed for a language and literacy class focusing on reading, writing, and oral communication skills. Student progress is assessed through observation, verbal responses, and sentence writing exercises.