Principle #3 Classroom instruction in speaking, writing, reading, listening and viewing is integrated so that one can improve another

Language arts are tools that children use to explore the rest of the elementary curriculum. Children learn to apply language arts in all areas of their learning when their teachers integrate reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, and visual representation throughout the curriculum. In reality, when students learn concepts in social studies or science, they are also practicing one or more of their language skills.

In addition, according to Bullock (1975), promoting language across the curriculum is based on three principles: The ability to learn is one function of language; all genuine learning is based on discovery, and the best way to discover is through language arts. 

For example, students are allowed to read then answer questions orally and in writing. When they read aloud, their reading skills improve; similarly, when they are asked to answer questions based on what they have read, their speaking and thinking skills begin to develop because they must think of their answer before putting it into words. Similarly, one strand is dependent on another, and each is developed as a result of that dependence.


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