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Open main menu Search Language arts Language Watch Edit For the Buck 65 album, see  Language Arts (album) . Language arts  (also known as  English  language arts or ELA) is the study and improvement of the arts of language. Traditionally, the primary divisions in language arts are  literature  and language, where language in this case refers to both  linguistics , and specific  languages . [1]  Language arts instruction typically consists of a combination of  reading ,  writing  (composition),  speaking , and listening. In schools, language arts is taught alongside  science ,  mathematics , and  social studies . [2] Reading Edit Reading , by definition, is the ability and knowledge of a language that allows comprehension by grasping the meaning of written or printed characters, words, or sentences. Reading involves a wide variety of print and non-print texts that helps a reader gain an understanding of the m...