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