"Many of the activities and tasks that students undertake in the arts curriculum involve the literacy skills relating to oral, written, and visual communication. For example, students use language to record their observations, to describe their critical analyses in both informal and formal contexts, and to present their findings in presentations and reports in oral, written, graphic, and multimedia forms. Understanding in the arts requires the use and understanding of specialized terminology. In all arts courses, students are required to use appropriate and correct terminology, and are encouraged to use language with care and precision in order to communicate effectively."

The Ministry of Education has facilitated the development of materials to support literacy instruction across the curriculum. Helpful advice for integrating literacy instruction in Arts courses may be found in the following resource documents: