Language Arts

Language Arts: Patterns of Practice, 9th Edition, is an educational methods textbook by Gail E. Tompkins designed for elementary and K-8 literacy instruction. The text prepares educators to integrate the six language arts: listening, talking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing.

Instructional frameworks guide teachers in organizing reading and writing workshop, literature circles, literature focus units, and thematic units. Discussion also addresses emergent literacy, classroom assessment, and vocabulary acquisition.

The 2016 edition aligns instructional methods with Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, presenting classroom examples that show how teachers can meet specific benchmarks.