language arts
Noun
Meaning
language arts (uncountable)
The study of language as a subject in primary school and secondary school, with a particular focus on essay writing and debate.
Examples
All states but Texas, Alaska, Virginia, Minnesota, and Nebraska have signed onto all the Core standards for math and English language arts.
In April 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported that 57% of black and 54% of Hispanic charter school students passed the statewide English language arts test, compared to 52% of white students statewide.
Nina Sun, who teaches kindergarten at St. Michael’s, tutors Chinese language arts, math, social science and religion in Mandarin.
Intermediate students devised and planned the garden as part of a multidisciplinary project involving math, language arts, and science skills.
Before she became a language arts teacher, Kissinger served as media specialist for over 15 years at Marrs and West Elementary Schools.
She's a sixth-grade language arts and social studies teacher, and blogs about reading.