CECS 5110 Week 5

I believe that the benefit of using 2 forms of media is huge; especially with these projects that we are working on for CECS 5110.  The nature of my project and the age of my learners make it very appropriate to have both graphics and text in my instruction sets.  My students are five or six years old, so providing pictures along with text is very beneficial for them.  I have students who can read, so they may not need the pictures.  They can complete the project without pictures; however for my babies who cannot read yet, the pictures are very helpful.  I also like the idea of the text accompanying the pictures for my students that are starting to read.  They can sound out the words and look at the pictures for clues.  This is a very important reading strategy that we teach them.  Pictures accompanying text is also helpful to English language learners (ELLs).  I would prefer to give my students more than they need rather than not enough, so I think it is crucial to use various forms of media to accommodate the needs of all students.