English Language Arts (ELA)

Beliefs

The language Arts curriculum and instruction provides all students with the foundation necessary to succeed in all academic areas through a balanced, integrated approach to literacy.  Reading, writing, speaking, listening, and inquiry skills, and the strategies that support them, directly contribute to student success in a rapidly changing world.

​Parent Resources

• Texas ELAR Essential Knowledge & Skills
• ​2021 Junior High and High School KAP/AP Summer Reading​ ​
• Writing Contest Page

​Guiding Principles

• Students experience authentic reading, writing, listening, and speaking opportunities within multiple genres, including visual texts.
• Prior knowledge, including reading and life experiences, shapes how readers make connections and interact with text and the media.
• Writing is a reflective process used to solve problems, explore issues, construct questions, and address inquiry.
• Student choice is an essential component of reading and writing instruction.
• Grammar is taught within the context of reading and writing.