Poetry has a lot of elements that can be used in the special educational class. It consists of sound, rhyme, repetition, rhythm. I like what it says on page 91 about poets; it states that,"poets are crafters of language, carving and polishing their words until they create just the right image and sound." In this I see poets as artists and teachers. They both have to be creative to bring out just the right element they want out of the people they are reaching.
The rhyme can be used in the connection of words sound alikes and rhythm with instruments to connect words to the sound patterns of those instruments. Repetition is also used to ground what is being taught to these students, so I believe that poetry does have a place in this class. I like figure 5.2 which show how nature and every day experiences can also be used in poetry.
The sections Single-Poet collection, Single Poems in Picture Book Format, and Special Considerations for Young Children are a great assist to the special education class. Each section has its own feature as to how to bring out the poetry from within the students. Now I see that there are so many diverse ways that students can express poetry. The teacher would definitely have to have vision to incorporate these sections in the class; because without vision nothing will get done.
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I agree with you. Poetry definetly does have a place in the classroom. There are so many types of poetry to pick from and so many poetry books that are geared towards children of all ages. They even have poetry picture books for the little kids and for the older kids they have poetry that is funny. So I'm sure there is some poetry out there for all types of children. Teachers just have to have a variety of poetry books for the kids to pick from. I'm sure that if you pick the right poetry book, you can get a child to enjoy poetry.
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