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Tammy Johnson

Coordinator of Language Arts

 

 

 

Jan Bogard

Facilitator of Language Arts

 

 

 
 
Guiding Principles
The English language arts curriculum of Tyler ISD reflects the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and has been developed around the following guiding principles:
  1. Language arts integrates reading, writing, speaking, listening, and research through a balanced literacy program.
  2. Language arts embeds skills instruction in purposeful and meaningful learning.
  3. Language arts emphasizes reading and writing as a process.
  4. Language arts provides students rich, relevant, and authentic reading and writing experiences.
  5. Language arts respects both students and teachers as readers and writers.
  6. Language arts acknowledges the text demands of an ever-changing world through the
    the study of a variety of genres and modes, both classical and contemporary.
  7. Language arts vertical and horizontal alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment eliminates gaps and repetitions in order to deepen student understanding of concepts.
  
   
   
 
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Tyler Independent School District

1319 New Sunnybrook

Tyler, TX 75701

903.262.1000

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