[LIT] Course names help

[Susan Spoo]

We call ours reading and language arts, although I believe our reading is more literature-based than reading as it is taught in elementary schools.  Grammar and writing are taught in language arts. I'm in a 7-8 building.
Susie 

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From: lit-bounces at literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Mary Dovey
Sent: Wed 3/5/2008 6:55 PM
To: middle-lit at interversity.org; A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.
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




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