Sahara seems to represent the life of so many children in our school system these days. She does not want to be marked as different, or weird by the other children. It is hard for children at such a young age to understand that everyone is different and has different needs. The other children just see that she sits in the hallway with "peaches," and do not understand why. I like that the book is from Sahara's point of view, I think this is good for an adult to be able to see and understand what the child is going through. I think this book could be a great resource for students with disabilities because they can see that they are not the only one.
My hopes for Sahara in this book is that she will begin to make friends with the other characters in the book. I hope that she will be able to talk to, and make friends with the girl she met in the library. I think that a relationship with another child that has similar interests could be beneficial to Sahara. It is also important that Sahara gets the attention and support she needs not only from her school but also from her mother. I think that her mother needs to understand where the school is coming from in order for the relationship to work and benefit Sahara.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The 6 Language Arts
The number of language arts did surprise me when we first started our discussion, but as we went through each part they really made sense to me. I understand why each area is included in Language Arts. All of the different parts work together to become one.
I think it is important that Visually Representing is included because as our world changes and more technology becomes available to our students we need to embrace that. We can use these advances to our advantage in the classroom. Students can use these technologies as creative tools in the classroom. Their are some parts of technology that are not needed or condoned in many classes, and I think a teachers need to draw a distinct line between these two areas. Viewing has also been changed through out the years. Now we see online videos such as YouTube being used in many classrooms to teach different ideas. Other useful information can be found on the Internet and through film.
Although we have made all these advances using technology we can not forget the basics such as listening, talking, and reading. These are all skills that we sometimes assume students know how to do when they reach our classroom, but they might not know how to do these things in regards to learning.
In my education I think that reading was emphasised very much as a young child, as well as writing. Although as I went through school reading was looked at as more of a chore, and the writing process as a whole was not emphasised. In high school and college levels listening is very much a part of your learning. Specifically, students are expected to use efferent listening during lectures.
I think it is important that Visually Representing is included because as our world changes and more technology becomes available to our students we need to embrace that. We can use these advances to our advantage in the classroom. Students can use these technologies as creative tools in the classroom. Their are some parts of technology that are not needed or condoned in many classes, and I think a teachers need to draw a distinct line between these two areas. Viewing has also been changed through out the years. Now we see online videos such as YouTube being used in many classrooms to teach different ideas. Other useful information can be found on the Internet and through film.
Although we have made all these advances using technology we can not forget the basics such as listening, talking, and reading. These are all skills that we sometimes assume students know how to do when they reach our classroom, but they might not know how to do these things in regards to learning.
In my education I think that reading was emphasised very much as a young child, as well as writing. Although as I went through school reading was looked at as more of a chore, and the writing process as a whole was not emphasised. In high school and college levels listening is very much a part of your learning. Specifically, students are expected to use efferent listening during lectures.
Monday, August 24, 2009
First Blog!!
Hi! My name is Caitlin, and I am a Junior at Meredith College. My major is Child Development k-6. Language Arts was not my favorite subject in high school and middle school, but I did enjoy it in elementary school. I hope to learn a lot in this course that will hopefully get me interested in Language Arts. I have also never blogged before so I hope this goes well!! I'm hoping this will be a stress reliever as I enter my Junior year. I can't wait to get started, and hope to continue this when I go abroad or during other life experiences!
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