About
Learning Language Arts Through Literature (LLATL) is a K-12 language arts series originally written by Debbie Strayer and Susan Simpson and now published through Common Sense Press and related imprints. Color-coded books — Blue (Gr 1), Red (Gr 2), Yellow (Gr 3), Orange (Gr 4), Purple (Gr 5), Tan (Gr 6), Green (Gr 7), and Gray (Gr 8), plus Gold books at the high school level — use short passages from classic literature as the spine for grammar, spelling, vocabulary, dictation, and composition. The program is Christian in tone and commonly used as a complete language arts spine.
Signature products
- Blue/Red/Yellow/Orange Books
- High School Gold Books
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