reflection 4

Amy Schultz article states that for visual learners, it is hard to put a story in writing and is easier to put it into an illustration and tell the story for there. When I was in school, we were always writing our thoughts instead of expressing them via other forms of expressions like artwork. This seems like an unfair advantage to students that are visual learners and grades may suffer because of this. Not because they aren't as strong story tellers but because they aren't effectively using the right means to creating the story.
Many times in a speech clinic or classroom, a Speech Language Pathologist will have their client create a story, usually by writing it and then reading it aloud to work on their pronunciation. Many times the story is brought home and rehearsed for the following week before they are asked to read it aloud. As I read this article, I thought that if I wanted my client to create a story, they could create it with an illustration and then tell me the story using the picture. As a speech pathologist, it doesn't matter how the story is made as long as they are telling it verbally afterward. Since I plan to work with young children, my clients will be more excited about their session if they are able to color and draw instead of dreading the idea of having to write a story because then session feels like school; which many already do not like due to their speech problem. After the session, the child can bring their artwork home to give to their parents to hopefully hang it on the fridge and display it!