Language arts--- at our school. I prefer calling it reading and writing. Or maybe strategic reading and effective writing. Why not add a few adjectives?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Dovey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 5:55 PM Subject: [LIT] Course names help > Hello, sorry for the cross posting, but I'm not sure who gets what these > days and I wanted to reach everyone. > > Our middle school principal would like to rename the two core subjects of > reading and writing that we currently teach under the umbrella term, > Communication Arts. This is due only to the fact that our students will > now > get a separate grade for each, not any dissatisfaction with Com Arts as > the > term. I've suggested the obvious: reading (since I want to continue > stressing to teachers that we are teaching reading, not just literature > and > literary analysis, etc.) and writing. Nothing fancy, nothing tough to > figure > out, very plain: reading and writing. > > What do your schools call these core subjects? As the literacy coach, I > need > to bring back info to him and thought I'd start with you kind folks. (I > think he thinks "reading" is too elementary, and I suspect I'll be able to > show him it's not.) Thanks. > Mary > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1 - Release Date: 2/25/2008 > 12:00 AM > > _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
