Assignment Question
Strong reading skills form the basis for learning in all subject areas, making integration through the content areas imperative. Teachers should provide opportunities for children to investigate topics that are of interest to them, with a learning objective for children to use oral language, reading, and writing to learn about the world. Allocate at least 4 hours in the field to support this field experience. For this field experience, discuss with your mentor teacher how he or she integrated creative arts into the literacy and language arts lessons, and the results seen as students experienced this sensory approach. Observe any creative approaches the teacher uses to teach literacy skills. Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.
Using information from your interview, observation, and your research, consider the following in a 250-500 word reflection: How do instructional activities that focus on one standard in one content area vary from instructional activities that focus on multiple standards, content areas, and creative arts?
What is more effective? Why? How? How does introducing creative arts into a lesson enhance the experience of learning and increase engagement?
How will this experience affect your future professional practice? Provide examples. Use 2-3 scholarly resources to support your summary.
