Teaching Basic Skills through Art and Music.

Dean, Jodi; Gross, Ila Lane

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ERIC Number: EJ441209

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Publication Date: 1992

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Teaching Basic Skills through Art and Music.

Dean, Jodi; Gross, Ila Lane

Phi Delta Kappan, v73 n8 p613-16,618 Apr 1992

LEAP (Learning through an Expanded Arts Program), a nonprofit educational organization aimed at improving educational quality in New York City's five boroughs, has served over 400,000 students over the past 12 years. LEAP projects such as Promoting Success and fraction quilts provide hands-on experience with art and music that help students learn academic subjects. (MLH)

Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Skills, Community Organizations, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning, Instructional Innovation, Language Skills, Mathematics Skills, Music Activities, Nonprofit Organizations

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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