This volume aims to bridge the gap between language arts teaching and linguistic theory. Part one discusses selected aspects of linguistics that are relevant to language arts teaching: the acquisition and development of language during childhood; the English sound system and its relation to spellings and meanings; traditional, structural, and transformational grammars; the history of the English language; and dialects, dictionaries, and usage. Part two explains how teachers can apply linguistic theory to instruction in reading, literature, and writing. A language arts textbook evaluation instrument, an annotated bibliography of references, and an index complete the volume. (KS)