language arts

plural noun

: the subjects (such as reading, spelling, literature, and composition) that aim at developing the student's comprehension and capacity for use of written and oral language

Examples of language arts in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2018, 98 percent of students passed the math portion of the New York state exams and 91 percent passed in English language arts—more than double the state average. —Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025

Illinois’ current school report card system looks only at English language arts scores. —Sara Pletcher, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025

Pulaski County Special School District's Driven Virtual Academy ranked fourth in the central region among high school for its English/language arts growth rate of 84.01%. —Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025

Helping kids struggling with learning Jen Russ, a New Jersey public school teacher with 17 years of experience in English language arts from grades 5–12 in general and special education, sees opportunity for AI to be leveraged in the classroom. —Rachel Curry, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for language arts

• cartes
• carts
• charts
• darts
• farts
• harts
• hearts
• marts
• partes
• parts
• smarts
• starts

Kids Definition

language arts

plural noun

: the subjects (as reading, spelling, and composition) that aim at developing the student's understanding and skills for using language