Offered to groups that wish to review and improve educational programs, this booklet reprints by special permission the "Standards for Basic Skills Writing Programs" developed by the National Council of Teachers of English and "Standards for an Effective Oral Communication Program" prepared by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Speech Communications Association. "Standards for Basic Skills Writing Programs" contains an operational definition of writing and 19 standards covering teaching and learning, support, and program evaluation. "Standards for an Effective Oral Communication Program" contains a definition and 29 standards covering basic assumptions, teaching and learning, support, and assessment and evaluation. An annotated bibliography concludes the booklet. (SR)