The Six Language Arts: Rather Surprising

I found the fact that there are six language arts rather surprising after spending 13 years in the public school system and being a Junior in college. I am amazed by the way that the six language arts can be used in education and how they can be mixed and mingled together. Learning about the six language arts will definitely help aid me in being a more effective teacher down the road. I think that both viewing and visually representing should be included in the list of language arts.I think that as educators we need to expose our students to as many opportunities as possible which can and should include viewing and visually representing while at the same time giving students experiences with technology. I feel that at some point in my education I have had experience with all of the six language arts in someway; however, some were definitely more emphasized. For example, my experiences with reading and writing drastically outweigh my experiences that allowed me to visually represent my knowledge. I think that reading and writing are essential to language arts, but a lot of the experiences that stand out to me as a student involved the other areas like talking and listening. I think that my personal preferences for learning language arts are ever changing. I am a person that likes change and is eager to try new things. I seem to at times really enjoy reading, but at others I really wish I could act out a play to represent my knowledge on a subject. All in all, I have learned a lot about the six language arts and plan on experimenting and implementing them into my classroom.