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Munson, Jennie Livingston – Reading Teacher, 1989
Describes how students can draw mural-like story maps and colorful renditions of favorite poems, creating a print-rich environment in the elementary classroom. (MM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education
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Madura, Sandra – Reading Teacher, 1995
Describes using author-illustrator studies with primary-age children both to enrich possibilities for response and to enhance an appreciation for the visual arts. Discusses organizing and implementing an author-illustrator unit; initiating, rereading, and discussing; extending through art exploration; and extending throughout the curriculum. (SR)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Authors, Childrens Literature
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Noden, Harry, Ed.; Moss, Barbara, Ed. – Reading Teacher, 1995
Argues that the unique interrelationship of art, reading, and writing offers teachers a variety of opportunities to nurture students' artistic imagination. Describes several strategies that can be used to explore images through writing and to explore images through reading. (SR)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
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Neu, Gail – Reading Teacher, 1989
Describes an art technique--creating paper dolls of main characters--to help remedial readers develop their comprehension of characters in novels. (MM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Characterization, Class Activities, Creative Activities
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Smout, Beth – Reading Teacher, 1990
Presents ways to integrate reading and writing with art concepts. Describes how open-ended artistic expression can help children develop problem-solving, organizing, and internalizing skills while actively engaged in concrete experiences. (MG)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education