English Language Arts

The ³¬¼¶µõÖÓÄÌ has implemented Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) for teaching skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

The CKLA program is founded on three primary ideas:

  1. The two-strand approach to ELA instruction which is grounded in the Simple View of Reading theory;
  2. The language-based and knowledge-driven approach to building children’s capacity with complex text; and
  3. CKLA is grounded in the theory that reading is made up of skills in decoding and in listening comprehension. The result is a program in which decoding and comprehension are given equal weight and equal time.