Language Arts

Growth in the Language Arts is a developmental process which occurs over a period of time and
flourishes in a supportive, literate environment in which children create their own order and
cohesive language rules by using language in varied, functional and meaningful contexts.
Children need to actively engage in the process of speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Language Arts must be viewed as a whole; growth in any one area of Language Arts reinforces
and promotes growth in the other areas.
The areas of English Language Arts that we will concentrate on are:
1. Speaking
a Formal
- Public Speaking
- Book Talks
- Project Presentations
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b. Informal
- Group Discussions
- Informal Presentations Readers theatres

Listening
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to stories
to others
for enjoyment
for facts
to form opinions

3. Writing
- Creative - stories, poems
- Non-Fiction, project work, posters etc.
- Response Writing showing comprehension
- Analytical
- answering questions
- Formal
- reports, research
- Letter Writing - business, friendly
We will be doing a penpal exchange with a school in Casablanca, Morocco.
We hope to learn about the culture, society, geography, and religion of this
beautiful country.

The Writing Process Goal is to have children want to write in a way that others may
enjoy and understand.
Language Skills such as Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation etc., are taught in context or as
formal lessons as the children need them. There will be an emphasis on using proper
punctuation and spelling. This is evaluated on the cycle 3.2 Epreuve.

4. Reading

For enjoyment and information.

Students are trained how to choose Good fit Books
(books that are at their level).
They are also encouraged to read many different genres.

Strategies
The following list contain strategies that the students will be working on to improve their reading
skills throughout the year.
Making connections
Questioning
Visualization
Making Inferences
Determining Importance
Synthesizing Information
Assessment
Students will be assessed in a variety of ways. I will assess their progress in Language Arts
through observations, interviews, formal tests, and discussions. The students will also be
expected to produce written assignments that will be evaluated with a rubric.