Uses the work of three kindergarten students to cast light on the integral relationship between the creation of visual art and the development of written and oral language. Shows how children use art as a tool for composition. Looks at stages of literacy development and the arts, and examines the acquisition of skills and the arts. (SR)

An action research study investigated the relationship between literary development and integrated instruction in visual arts (illustration) and language arts. Subjects were students in a second-grade classroom and in an art room in a public school of 500 students in an affluent part of a suburban community. Interactions were examined between…

Seven teachers, part of an Arts Integration Community of Practice, used rubrics to measure student learning and artistic skills. Examples from five sites, across a variety of academic content areas and age levels, and with students of varying disabilities, are included in this article. Results suggest that rubrics may be a useful tool for…