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
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The percentage of fourth-graders who showed proficiency in English language arts (42%) stayed flat from last year and was 6 percentage points below where students scored in 2019.
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
More stories to start your day 📚 Third grade reading: More than half of Tennessee's public school third graders fell short on the English language arts section of this year's standardized state test.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Conley said the English language arts department works around it by not letting kids write at home to keep them from using AI.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Academically, Price said the introduction of a new English language arts curriculum for older students and a deeper dive into certain subjects for younger children will also be part of the new school year.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
More stories to start your day 📚 Third grade reading: More than half of Tennessee's public school third graders fell short on the English language arts section of this year's standardized state test.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Conley said the English language arts department works around it by not letting kids write at home to keep them from using AI.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Academically, Price said the introduction of a new English language arts curriculum for older students and a deeper dive into certain subjects for younger children will also be part of the new school year.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Language arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/language%20arts. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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