language arts
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 material that is being read. Reading of texts that are often included in educati