Communication is essential to lifelong learning and successful participation in today's world. Since reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing are keys to thinking and learning, instruction in the language arts is integrated into all disciplines. Lessons build upon prior knowledge and skill development, progressing from mastery of simple concepts about print to understanding the structure and meaning of language.

In the kindergarten language arts program, children are introduced to the world of print. A variety of classroom approaches support and encourage the development of children's knowledge of concepts about print, letter-sound relationships, and comprehension.

The kindergarten classroom is filled with a variety of print resources, such as poems and songs, displays on bookshelves, walls, and charts.

 This print-rich environment supports and stimulates children's literacy by giving them opportunities to participate in whole group shared reading, small group guided reading, and individual independent reading and writing.