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

Carmen Northwest students scored significantly lower than MPS averages in math and language arts. —Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025

McGillem is a language arts teacher at the high school, according to the district’s website. —Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025

For English language arts, which includes reading, writing, speaking and listening, the district came one percentage point shy of the state average, with 49% of students meeting their individualized growth targets. —Dmitry Martirosov, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2025

Students at the school are not performing well either — only 13% and 7% of students met state standards in English language arts and math this year, respectively, with little to no growth over the past several years. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 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