[header] How to teach language arts to elementary school students [title] Read aloud to students as much as possible. [step] Reading aloud to students regularly increases their skills in reading fluency and comprehension. It exposes them to vocabulary, and helps them to internalize language structures that they will apply to their own reading. 
Reading aloud is also a great way to get students calmed down before a transition in lessons. [substeps] Choose interesting, age-appropriate books to read to students.