Bazerman & Elbow

Response to Bazerman: Programs in WAC

...According to Christopher Thaiss, language across the curriculum as "something that happens continuously in classrooms and in homes and on playgrounds, whether we wish it to or not."

I agree with the idea that children can learn through writing and talking. In fact, prior to their ability to formulate sentences or read books is their intrinsic yearn to connect with the environment.  As trail and error thinkers, experience leads the way during the learning process. Symbols and other forms of imagery in the surroundings of children have an impact on their cognitive development.  The WAC programs create a platform for educators and administrators to fuse the personal experiences of children with various learning opportunities in the academic setting.

Response to Elbow: Writing before Reading is an Effective Approach to Teaching and Learning

However, I believe that children develop from a combination of reading, writing, talking and observing symbols.  After the trail and error stage of early childhood development, the actual order at which children learn may be culturally dependent and isolated.  Children began to construct knowledge differently as they grow older. Their ability to process information changes, then writing becomes even more of an intentional outlet instead of a will to discover.