Language Arts - Language Arts Curriculum for the 21st Century, Jan 1995

This view of the future of elementary school education in the United States challenges us to rethink many of our traditional no- tions of teaching and community and to transform language arts education in light of changing social economic, and technological influences.

Helping children whose native language is not English develop proficiency in the language arts remains one of the biggest challenges to educators in the United States. Kucer’s research gives insight into how to help children develop useful reading and writing strategies.

The roles of literature in the curriculum and in the lives of children is a central issue for language arts educators. The children’s words in this article help us understand those roles much better.

A fresh way of conducting assessments of students can become a very useful tool for forward-looking language arts teachers.

Giving children more of a role in determin- ing their learning goals is an important aspect of curriculum that language arts educators continue to strive for as we move into the 21st century. Based on classroom research, this article gives practical, well-grounded suggestions for making it happen.

Texts as meaning potentials: an idea to keep in mind as we conceptualize reading instruction for the 21st century.