Discussing various aspects of the language arts curriculum, this guide contains the following essays: (1) "Listening and the Child in the Language Arts Curriculum," which details a philosophy for teaching and learning in the language arts; (2) "Creative Writing in the Curriculum," which outlines ways teachers can help students achieve creatively; (3) "The Writing Curriculum: Creative Versus Practical," which discusses writing as both a creative and a practical endeavor; (4) "The Handwriting Curriculum," which addresses the behaviorism/humanism dichotomy and other issues regarding handwriting instruction; (5) "Learning Activities in the Language Arts," which presents practical teaching strategies for maximizing students' achievement in the language arts; (6) "Reading Instruction, the Pupil, and the Teacher," which describes how teachers can help individual students achieve at their own optimal level; (7) "Reading in the Science Curriculum," which focuses on word recognition and comprehension skills needed to read in the science curriculum; (8) "Reporting Pupil Progress in Reading," which outlines criteria for conducting parent/teacher conferences; (9) "Recent Trends in the Oral Communication Curriculum," which presents teaching ideas to help develop students' speech proficiency; and (10) "Inservice Education and the Computer," which describes a workshop designed to help teachers develop their computer skills and optimize computer usage in the curriculum. (JD)