"Have Your Cake and Eat it, Too"

As a visual and kinesthetic learner, I must say that I completely agree with Amy Schultz article, "The Sweet Role of Art in Literacy." At times in school, it would be very difficult for me to fully grasp the concepts at hand because I was never learning in a way that catered to the way I learn best. I feel that if I were given the chance to express myself in art form before writing or other learning, I may have excelled far more.

The article talks about how art is a meaning-making activity in the same vein as writing. I strongly believe that drawing helps children make their ideas visible. If students who are more visual and kinesthetic learners are able to draw their ideas to begin with, their writing skills are going to improve and excell. It is extremely important as a teacher to cater to all of your students' different learning styles. If you do not, there will be so many students that are so far behind that it may be almost impossible for them to improve.