in elementary teaching as listening, speaking, reading and writing also include language conventions : spelling, punctuation, grammar usage and handwriting. Computer usage and skills (word processing, online research and communication in electronic discourse communities are part of the language arts as well. Goal : to achieve literacy for all children
The national Standards for the English Language Arts
(1996), written jointly by the International Reading Association (IRA) and The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) , recognized the 4 language arts did not acknowledge the powerful role of nonprint media in children' lives.
1. Reading 2. Writing
3. Listening
4. Speaking
5. Viewing 6. Visually representing
The complex, recursive process through which
we make meaning from the texts. The use of a writing system or orthography by people in the conduct of their daily lives to communicate over time and space. Attending to communication by any means: includes listening to speech, watching signing,r using communication aids. The act of communication through such means as vocalization, sigining or using communication aids like voice synthesizers. Attending to communication conveyed by visually representing. Conveying information or expressing oneself using nonverbal visual means such as drawing, computer graphics (maps, charts, artwork), photography or physical performance.
Values of Language Arts
Form the foundation for all effective communication. Establish an individuals ability to comprehend, construct and communicate meaning through critical reading, thinking, writing and speaking, in many different forms.
Help students control their lives by becoming more
effective thinkers. Students become engaged as active learners to develop good thinking strategies. They need to practice language skills and receive frequent quality feedback across all areas of study in order to improve.
Values of Language Arts
Found pleasure and satisfaction in reading and writing They will be readers and writers, individuals who admire their piece of work or the written text that they have read.
Understand and make sense of the world
They will use language to understand themselves and others and make sense of the world. As a mean of reflecting on their lives, they will engage in such activities as telling and hearing stories, reading novels and poetry, and keeping journals.
Learn about the cultures
Students learn about their own and other cultures through reading culturally relevant literature in English.