Reflections on the Course

Looking back over the course of the semester in language arts I was able to learn a lot of useful material. I was shocked at how little I remember from elementary school. Having this course was a great refresher that was much needed in order for me to effectively teach language arts to my future students. Simple refreshers such as the reading and writing process is valuable information. I also thoroughly enjoyed the teaching on literature circles because I find them to be extremely effective, but I never had them in school. I am disappointed that as a child I did not have the experience with literature circles for whatever reason. I cannot wait to use them in my classroom! I love that in literature circles every child can contribute and bring something special to the table. One thing I will not do in my classroom is making it boring because there are so many ways to make it interesting that I learned this semester in class. Language arts can be made into relay races and many other things. I want to also use chalk talk because it is something that is not traditional and it opens many doors for expression in the classroom. I cannot wait to have my own classroom to incorporate language into everywhere!