Language arts is the vehicle of communication by which we live, work, share, and build ideas and understandings of the present, reflect on the past, and imagine the future. Through language arts, we learn to appreciate, integrate, and apply what is learned for real purposes in our homes, schools, communities, and workplaces. English language arts education incorporates the teaching and learning of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing.
An effective language arts program should encompass process and content—how people communicate as well as what they communicate. Process includes skills and strategies used in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing. Content includes the ideas, themes, issues, problems, and conflicts found in classical and contemporary literature and other texts, such as technical manuals, periodicals, speeches, and videos. Ideas, experiences, and cultural perspectives we discover in texts help us shape our visions of the world. The insight we gain enables us to understand our cultural, linguistic, and literary heritages (Pocket PASS 3).
The resources provided on the Oklahoma Language Arts Education pages are designed to enhance the language arts education of every student in the state of Oklahoma. Please use the buttons on the left to navigate to the information you feel would be beneficial. If there is anything else we can do for you, please let us know.For More Information, Contact:
Phyllis Hartfiel, Director Language Arts Curriculum, SDE, (405) 522-3522