The purpose of this guide to behavioral objectives is to assist elementary school teachers (grades kindergarten through six) in functioning more effectively in the area of language arts. The major areas of instruction include: motor skills; listening skills; reading skills; writing skills; grammar skills; study skills; personal communication and development skills; history and dialectology; classification, interpretation, and analysis of literary forms; original writing; oral and dramatic interpretation; and critical analysis. Behavioral objectives for each of the major areas of instruction are listed and include specific learning outcomes that relate to the general instructional objectives. A teacher checklist for each area of instruction is also provided. (WR)