English Language Arts

Effective communication is the ultimate goal of the Language Arts program in CFBISD. Throughout the educational process, students shall strive to become expert readers and writers of all kinds of text, effective speakers and listeners, thoughtful problem solvers, critical consumers of visual media and competent, appreciative users of language.

The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards are the foundation of CFBISD’s curriculum and instruction. The TEKS include knowledge and skills for reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking. Students become critical readers, writers, thinkers, and communicators, equipped to achieve success in college, career and life through active participation in authentic and engaging classroom experiences.

Students will:

  • Promote personal, social, occupational, and civic literacy through spoken and written communication.
  • Develop reading and writing habits to encourage problem-solving skills.
  • Exercise skills in gathering, synthesizing, and communicating knowledge.
  • Connect knowledge across the curriculum to build an understanding of cultural diversities and complexities of the world.
  • Experience a variety of literary genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions of human experience.

Louis Harvill
High School ELA Instructional Specialist
972.968.6631

Lisa R. Williams
High School ELA Instructional Specialist
972-968-6573

Amy Brown
Middle School ELA Instructional Specialist
972-968-6587

Sandra Coffee
Middle School ELA Instructional Specialist
972-968-6574

Contacts

Susan Kelly
Director, Elementary Language Arts and Reading
972.968.6144

 

Dr. Shirley Wright
Director, English and Language Arts K-12
972.968.6136

 

Erica Obert
Director, Secondary Language Arts and Reading
972.968.6241

Xochitl Amaya
Department Secretary

972.968.6515

Carrie Thomas
Middle School ELA Instructional Specialist

972.968.6580

Chris Cogswell
High School ELA Student Literacy Coach
972.968.5092

Jennifer Peete
High School ELA Student Literacy Coach
972.968.4858

Crystal Tolentino
High School ELA Student Literacy Coach
972.968.5574

Briannah Burrell
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
972.968.1383

Linda Chavez
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach

Flor Dimas
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Stephanie Howell
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Rachel Langston
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Amy LeMaster
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Adriana Martinez
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Carolyn McKeefer
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Tanya McWhirter
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Sonia Nguyen
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Arelis Reyes
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Alison Rison
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Janet Vellutato
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Gayle Vrana
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach
 

Ana Winton
Elementary LA Instructional Literacy Coach