This document provides an overview of key concepts related to understanding the Language Arts and Multiliteracies Curriculum (LAMC) framework. It discusses how the LAMC is composed of five intertwined sub-strands (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing) that serve to help students make meaning and communicate effectively. It also outlines how language skills are taught and revisited at increasing levels of complexity. The document then aligns the language and literacy domains to the five sub-strands and shows how the domains are funneled across grades K-12. Finally, it discusses the concepts of holistic assessment, including its proximity to actual language use, viewing language holistically, taking an integrative