week 2 assignment #3

    Learning is a lifelong journey, the more tools you can pick up on the way, the more power you possess later.

    K-5 students are looked after by their homeroom teachers most of the time except the special need learners, but when they undergo the 6-12, their subject areas teachers will carry the baton and keep nurturing their fundamental skills.

    No matter reading, writing, listening, speaking, or language, it's difficult to have clear cut for these five facets of learning. After reading NCTE / IRA Standards for the English Language Arts, I am impressed by the efforts the previous participants put. Through the more detailed description of 12 language arts standards, I also realized the importance of new literacy and social context from the holistic benchmarks infused the considerations of diverse learners and technology. For instance, standard 7 and 8 concerning research and inquiry stress on the application of research materials, with particular attention to technology and data synthesis. In chapter 4, the authors provided vivid 12 vignettes for me to get more clues about utilization language arts teaching. Among vignettes, each level of schooling inspired me to connect more potential resources for students. The questions sequenced the vignette, always provoked me more desire to inquire.  

     The most interesting part to me is the common core shift, the standards for students and parents gave me a good chance to reflect my parenting and share to my friends with toddlers. 

     All in all, I believe it takes time to get used to these criteria, but these standards should be in the position of support rather than the limit in terms of the learner development!
 

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