[PDF] 6 components of language arts

What are the 6 elements of Language Arts?

The language arts umbrella has six elements:reading, listening, viewing, writing, speaking, visually representing. I read every day. Whether I am reading cooking directions on a box of Macaroni and Cheese or a favorite novel for pleasure, I am using reading skills. I use listening skills every day as I listen to the environment around me.

What are the language arts?

According to the International Reading Association and the National Council for Teachers of English, the language arts include reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visual representation, all of which are highly related to one another. This lesson provides an overview of each of the language arts as Tara experiences them.

How do you link language arts?

Standards for the English Language Arts: One familiar way to link the language arts . . . is to pair them by medium: reading and writing involve written language, listening and speaking involve spoken communication, and viewing and visually representing involve visual language.

What are the interconnections between the English language arts?

"There are many other important interconnections among the English language arts, as well. Learners’ repertoires of words, images, and concepts grow as they read, listen, and view; new words, images, and concepts then become part of their written, spoken, and visual language systems.