Video is a great form of comunication.  I believe students, while engaged in this process, of video taping, will learn and use skills and techniques associated with taping to communicating their ideas and school projects with others.  I believe reading writing and editing of written materials will improve, because students will want to get their hands on that video camera.  Also certain children will gravitate to the production aspects of filming: audio, editing, storyboards, narration, research, etc. which present learning oppournities.