Reflection 4

The Sweet Role of Art in Literacy
Reflection 4
February 5, 2009

“Why do so many students have trouble putting words on a page…Or is it because they aren’t being taught in the way they need to be taught (Shultz)?”

My favorite part about this article was the idea of using pictures to create a collage and then using their artwork and ideas from the pictures to make a story. Being a visual learner it is much easier to map our ideas through graphics and visuals and then decide what your story is going to be about. It not only helps with creative ideas but it also helps to keep these visual learners organized.

A huge problem in today’s classroom is that students are not being taught in a way that makes learning fun, meaningful, and understanding. I’m learning a lot about this in my other classes as well, along with art, music and movement is not being used enough in today’s classroom for our creative thinkers. We need to give students the opportunity to explore through art and drawing to help them succeed. “Drawing helps children make their ideas (Brooks).”