language arts
Reading and writing
Language arts is the school subject covering skills related to language use—reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
The term appears mainly in American elementary and middle school contexts: She teaches language arts to sixth graders.
In high school, the subject typically becomes "English" even when the curriculum remains similar.
New and unusual
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- proseUnversified language
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- fictionImagined narrative work
nonfiction · short story · drama · narrative · genre · plot · character · setting
Interpreting written text
- writingRecorded language on surface
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
comprehension · vocabulary · decoding · fluency · alphabet · penmanship · composition · punctuation
Convincing through reasoning
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- ethosCollective moral character
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- logosBrand identification symbols
thesis · evidence · counterargument · rebuttal · debate · oratory · eloquence · tone
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- meterDevice that measures usage
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
haiku · limerick · ode · ballad · couplet · free verse · imagery · alliteration
Oral expression of language
- listeningAttending to sound
- discussionExchange of ideas
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
conversation · public speaking · storytelling · articulation · enunciation · eye contact · active listening · oral report
novel
New and unusual
fiction · nonfiction · short story · drama · narrative · genre · plot · character · setting · theme
reading
Interpreting written text
- writingRecorded language on surface
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
phonics · comprehension · vocabulary · decoding · fluency · alphabet · penmanship · composition · punctuation · sentence structure
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- ethosCollective moral character
- pathosPity-evoking quality
logos · thesis · evidence · counterargument · rebuttal · debate · oratory · eloquence · tone · audience
verse
Metered poetic passage
sonnet · haiku · limerick · ode · ballad · couplet · free verse · imagery · alliteration · assonance
speaking
Oral expression of language
- listeningAttending to sound
- discussionExchange of ideas
- presentationFormal display to viewers
dialogue · conversation · public speaking · storytelling · articulation · enunciation · eye contact · active listening · oral report · interview
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- school subjectsmath, English, science, history, reading
- Elementary Educationprimary school, grade school, curriculum, teaching, classroom
- humanitiesphilosophy, history, literature, philosophy class, novels
- language learningvocabulary lists, lessons, acquisition, basic vocabulary, grammar books
- elementary education Europeprimary school, basic education, literacy, numeracy, reading
language artsmathematics
Science of quantity and structure
math · science · STEM · arithmetic · hard sciences
language artsnumeracy
Ability with figures
quantitative reasoning · technical skills · spatial reasoning · mechanical skills · number crunching