The article "The Sweet Role of Art in Literacy" by Amy Schultz had some great points about how children learn differently and why art can be helpful for these children's learning. The article mentions that art is a meaning-making activity in the same vein as writing. By incorporating the visual and kinesthetic processes of art into the writing process one can help the students who think and learn visually develop their ideas. I think giving student's the choice to draw their story before writing it is very important, because it gives students a chance to draw as many details as they want, which they might not have done if they were writing the story. When I need to write a paper, I usually always do a "brainstorm" before starting my paper, where i draw a web with all the main points I want to include in my paper and then how each idea is connected to each other. By visually looking at how my ideas are related to one another I can better develop my ideas.
In a lot of classrooms drawing is considered an "extra" or "bonus" to the writing. If a child finishes their writing assignment quickly, then they can draw a picture to represent their writing, but if there's not enough time then art is not included in the activity. I agree with Schultz when she says that, "art is more than just icing on the cake", because art can play a big part on the writing process by helping students further develop their ideas.
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