The English language arts are the vehicles 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 the English language arts, we learn to appreciate, integrate, and apply what is learned for real purposes in our homes, schools, communities, and workplaces.
Process includes skills and strategies used in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing.
Content includes 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 the world. The insights we gain enable us to understand our cultural, linguistic, and literary heritages. The ultimate goal for all English language arts learners is personal, social, occupational, and civic literacy.