Final Language Arts Post

As hard as it is to believe, this will be my last blog post for the purpose of language arts education. Over the past semester, I have learned so many amazing things to implement in my future classroom. By gaining an understanding of the reading and writing processes, I will have a greater idea of where my children are and where they should be going. After all, we have to meet children where they are to bring them to the next level. I also learned different types of reading to incorporate in my classroom. I think time for children to read should be worked into the classroom every day. Reading aloud to my students is also on the agenda. I have enjoyed listening to Sahara Special, and I can remember my elementary school teachers doing this as well. Even in younger grades when all of us might not have been reading chapter books, several of my teachers would read a chapter book aloud every day. This was always one of my favorite parts of the day; I feel like this encourages children to read and work their way up to chapter book reading. Also, I think that making the book really helped me gain a better understanding of the writing process and is a great tool to use in the classroom. The digital book could especially be useful in a listening center. Children could listen to each other's books, which I think would be enjoyable.

Also, this past semester I have gotten to know the art of blogging. At first, I did not enjoy this at all and almost forgot nearly every week. Now, I look forward to expressing myself through writing. It helps me make sense of the material and specifically apply it to my life. Even though I was not a fan of blogging before, I want to keep up the blog while I'm in Denmark. I think it will be a great way to let family and friends know about my travels, so I am glad I have everything already set up!

Overall, I have really enjoyed language arts this semester. I have learned so many new things to put in my classroom one day!