Physical Education Course Analysis

In a nutshell, this course was eye-opening for me. My first placement was in physical education and at the start of this course I did not believe that much of it would apply to my first teachable. I knew that there were easy ways to work literacy into my health lessons, but I was unaware of the possibilities of working literacy into everyday lessons in the gym. The information I have gained from my peers and the instructor will be put somewhere I can easily gain access to when I begin my own teaching career. I can only hope this class was as useful to my peers as it was for me.
For the majority of the course, my peers gave presentations on how to work literacy into specific subjects. The presentations offered such a wide variety of ideas and concepts that I …show more content…
As a student who never enjoyed English classes nearly as much as science, math, and physical education, I would have never thought that I am developing my literacy skills in the classes that weren’t English. Knowing what students are interested in may help their motivation when developing literacy skills. For example, a student who is a kinesthetic learner and enjoys auto mechanics, may not enjoy English and is put off by the class. In auto mechanics, the teacher could ask the student to write down all the steps that they take when disassembling and reassembling a small engine. This task is helping the student with their literacy skills in a manner that is much more applicable to their interests. I would say that most of the literacy skills being developed are happening outside of English classes in most schools. With only one required English a year, it is up to other subjects to develop the literacy skills of students that may be behind or having difficulty and progress the skills of those that are at grade level