Designed for kindergarten through grade three, the material in this volume of the "Curriculum Guide for the Language Arts" is organized by grades with provision for use in a continuous or nongraded organization. An introductory section outlines the general language arts program, noting specifically the characteristics of the primary child, the plan of organization, the primary language arts classroom, and a program of evaluation. Individual programs in listening, speaking, reading, and writing present material organized and arranged in four columns: objectives, procedures and activities for the teacher, practices and evaluation for pupils, and instructional aids. An evaluation checklist concludes each section and an appendix provides excursion and experience charts, sequence charts of fundamental skills, a bibliography, and the basic sight vocabulary (Dolch list). (JM)