Language arts refers to the skills, incluing reading, composition, speech, spelling, and dramatics, taught in elementary and secondary schools to give students a thorough proficiency in using the language. Language arts is the subject (reading, literature, and composition) that aims at developing comprehension and capacity for the use of written and oral language. Through the study of language arts, word choice in communication becomes more descriptive. This type of development is known as vocabulary. The five strands of the Language arts are reading, composition, speaking, spelling, and dramatics.