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Exeter•West Greenwich Regional School District > Metcalf Elementary School 30 Nooseneck Hill Road Exeter, RI 02822 Phone: 401-397-3375 Fax: 401-397-0011 > Language

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Mrs. McWeeney's Speech and Language Page

Language is the
single most powerful tool we have as humans.
Communication links us together.

 Rhode Island Stanards
             Rhode Island's Common Core of  Learning states that  ‘the hallmark of
            of  an educated person is the ability to read, write, speak, listen, and
            converse  effectively. People with well-developed communication skills
            understand  others  and  express  themselves  well.’   Language  arts
            instruction in the school concentrates on effective communication and
            the acquisition of these skills and is an integral part of our national
            culture.  In other  words, the language arts permeate every aspect  of
            society  and, therefore, of the school curriculum from mathematics,
            science, and technology education to health and physical education and
            the arts.  The language arts serve a wide variety of purposes, from the
            highly abstract and poetic to the practical demands of everyday living.
            They are integral to sustained inquiry and problem solving  and to the
            formation of individual and cultural identity. Through language, people
            not only express themselves and interpret the thoughts and feelings of
            others but also coordinate their actions such that all  involved parties
            can participate in the decisions that affect their lives.  Not just in the
            political process but in the conduct of everyday living, competence in
            the language arts for all citizens is vital to a democracy.

            The language arts are the cornerstone of an individual's education and
            include  the full array of language practices  related to understanding
            and communicating in all content  areas and in  all domains of life. In
            addition to reading, writing, and conversing, they include the ability to
            interpret  the  diverse  array  of  visual  and  auditory  texts of a highly
            technological society,  including photographs, charts, advertisements,
            and computer information  networks,  to  name just a few. Language is
            probably  the most distinctive and universal of  all-human attributes,
            and  competence in its use is vital to a meaningful life.
 

            From: Rhode Island Standards and State Framework
            http://www.ridoe.net/standards/frameworks/english/default.htm
  		 
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