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Arts Integration in Diverse K-5 Classrooms: Cultivating Literacy Skills and Conceptual Understanding. Language and Literacy Series
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Brouillette, Liane – Teachers College Press, 2019
This practical resource emphasizes the special contribution that visual art, drama, music, and dance can make to student literacy and understanding of content-area reading assignments. Focusing on those areas where students tend to struggle, this book helps K-5 teachers provide an age-appropriate curriculum that is accessible to an increasingly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Art Education, Visual Arts, Drama
How Arts Education Makes a Difference: Research Examining Successful Classroom Practice and Pedagogy. Routledge Research in Education
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Fleming, Josephine, Ed.; Gibson, Robyn, Ed.; Anderson, Michael, Ed. – Routledge Research in Education, 2015
This book presents ground-breaking research on the ways the Arts fosters motivation and engagement in both academic and non-academic domains. It reports on mixed method, international research that investigated how the Arts make a difference in the lives of young people. Drawing on the findings of a longitudinal quantitative study led by the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Outcomes of Education, Learning Motivation, Learner Engagement
Exploring Children's Creative Narratives
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Faulkner, Dorothy, Ed.; Coates, Elizabeth, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This fascinating collection of international research offers fresh perspectives on children's creative processes and the expression of their creative imagination through dramatic play, stories, artwork, dance, music and conversation. Drawing on a range of research evidence from innovative educational initiatives in a wide variety of countries,…
Descriptors: Imagination, Curriculum Design, Childrens Art, Music
Teaching Literacy through the Arts. Tools for Teaching Literacy Series
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McDonald, Nan L.; Fisher, Douglas – Guilford Publications, 2006
Accessible and hands-on yet grounded in research, this book addresses the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of integrating literacy instruction and the arts in grades K-8. Even teachers without any arts background will gain the skills they need to bring music, drama, visual arts, and dance into their classrooms. Provided are a wealth of specific…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Curriculum Development, Visual Arts, Art Education
The Arts as Meaning Makers: Integrating Literature and the Arts throughout the Curriculum.
Cornett, Claudia E. – 1999
An introductory text for preservice education majors or practicing classroom teachers new to the concept of integrating the arts, this book helps teachers meaningfully integrate literature, art, drama, dance, and music throughout the curricular area by providing a basic arts knowledge base, clear reasons for integration, and specific arts…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Measuring Up to the Challenge: What Standards and Assessment Can Do for Arts Education. Excerpts from Papers Presented at a Symposium (Atlanta, Georgia September 18-20, 1992).
Mitchell, Ruth, Ed. – 1994
This book takes a detailed look at current knowledge as basis for assessment policy; describes arts education assessment currently being developed or implemented; and proposes policy directions. The book is organized in 7 chapters: (1) "What Standards and Assessment Can Do for Arts Education" brings together statements advocating standards and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Dance Education, Drama, Educational Assessment