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.