• Summer Camps
  • Tours
  • Parents
  • Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Garden Street Academy

Create • Thrive • Excel

  • About Us
    • Welcome
    • Mission and Philosophy
    • Campus
    • Administration
    • Faculty
    • Staff
    • History
    • Special Events
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Information
    • Employment
    • Calendars
  • Admissions
    • Why Garden Street Academy?
    • Visit Us
    • FAQs
    • Admissions Team
  • Lower School
    • Lower School Arts
    • Lower School Sciences
    • Lower School Letters
    • Lower School Connections
    • Lower School Athletics
  • Middle School
    • Middle School Arts
    • Middle School Sciences
    • Middle School Letters
    • Middle School Connections
    • Middle School Athletics
  • High School
    • High School Arts
    • High School Sciences
    • High School Letters
    • High School Connections
    • High School Sports
    • College Counseling
    • College Acceptances
    • Clubs and Organizations
    • High School Course List
  • Community
    • Alumni Update
    • Carnival & Music Festival
    • Service Learning & Community Service
    • Electives and Internships
  • Giving
    • Make a Donation
    • Annual Appeal
    • Amazon Affiliate Program
    • Annual Auction
    • Mosaic Art Food Drive

Lower School Letters

Language Arts

Reading, writing, listening and speaking are all considered part of language arts. As in all of life, language arts is an essential element of all that happens at Garden Street Academy. Language arts is integrated into all other subject areas for several reasons. Reading, writing, listening, and speaking use the same sound-symbol system, so learning in one mode reinforces learning in the others. All the processes whether receptive, as in listening or reading, or expressive, as in speaking or writing, share the common cognitive practice of thinking, which is basic to all learning. Finally, children use reading, writing, listening and speaking together naturally as they interact with others to communicate and learn.

We have a literature based program with reading materials coming from our extensive library and use of trade books rather than a class anthology series. We work with the students to participate in discussions and reflections about a variety of literature. We look at curriculum development in the area of language arts with an eye toward Vygotsky’s theories that suggest social interactions affect language growth and that language stimulates cognitive development. As a school we understand the unique mixture of biological, psychological, social and environmental factors that affect our children’s learning and use of language inside and outside the classroom; we therefore pay close attention to individual needs while progressing throughout language arts curriculum.

Apply Now

Summer Camps

Support our students by shopping at Amazon

 

Click to support GSA

Upcoming Events

High School Musical – Sweeney Todd – March 17-19

See More Events

News

GSA Helps Researchers Fight Covid19

Black History Month Meets Pop Art

Yakumo Academy Junior High School Visits Garden Street Academy

Read More News

GARDEN STREET ACADEMY

A VISION OF EXCELLENCE

2300 Garden Street Santa Barbara , CA 93105
(805) 687-3717

Contact Us Directions