POINT PLEASANT BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

G. HAROLD ANTRIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NEW JERSEY

Language Arts Curriculum

Philosophy of Language Arts Literacy

Language Arts provides students the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of themselves, society, and the world through reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing media.  Language Arts Literacy helps students make connection and communicate through these components as a whole that work together, instead of isolated skills that stand alone.  Teachers must create authentic and meaningful lessons and activities in order to enable students to think, listen, speak, read, and write.

Elementary Text

Pearson/Scott Foresman - Reading Street.  This program is supplemented by trade books and leveled texts that are used with small, flexible, guided reading groups.

Middle School

The core literature program is Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes published by Prentice Hall, supplemented by Writing & Grammar, published by Prentice Hall.