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ELA

American  

abbreviation

  1. English Language Arts: a core course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school where students develop listening, speaking, reading, composition, grammar, and spelling skills in English.

  2. experiential learning activity: a student-centered activity that is designed to foster knowledge acquisition through hands-on activity and reflective observation.


Example Sentences

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“It had ELA for East Los Angeles either across the stomach or the chest.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024

A Rotorway 162F helicopter and an ELA Eclipse 10 gyrocopter collided shortly after noon local time at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, authorities said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

While about half of students in higher grade levels between eight and 11 met or exceeded ELA standards, nearly 40% of third and fourth-graders in the state did not do the same.

From Fox News • Jan. 8, 2022

I am an eighth grade ELA teacher, and I’m also mom to a passionate, strong-willed, gifted, 10-year-old daughter who has an IEP for speech, ADHD, and some mild anxiety.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2019

When Grace went to Hughes, she had Ms. Washington for ELA, too, and in high school, Grace was the stage manager of all the shows Ms. Washington directed.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner