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The English/Language Arts content is aligned with Kentucky's academic expectations. Blended together are the strands of reading, writing, speaking, listening, observing, inquiry and using technology as a communications tool.
Reading
Reading is the complex, recursive process through which we make meaning from texts, using semantics; syntax; visual, aural, and tactile cues; context; and prior knowledge. --from Standards for the English Language Arts: A Project of the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 1996. Read ... More
Writing
Writing instruction prepares students to communicate for a variety of purposes and audiences in a variety of real-world forms. Kentucky Writing Resources - Download Page Writing documents and helps in three formats, Word, rtf, and Adobe pdf. Kentucky Writing Resources Writing Development Teacher Handbook, Prompt Writing Cautions, Primary Scaffolding for On-Demand ... More