Teaching Literacy through the Arts

By: Nan L. McDonald, Douglas Fisher

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Hardcover | 1 May 2006 | Edition Number 1

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Hardcover
192 Pages

Age
5 - 13

Dimensions(cm)
25.4 x 17.8

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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 resources and activities that other teachers have successfully used to build students' oral language, concepts of print, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing, while also promoting creativity and self-expression. Special features include reproducible worksheets and checklists for developing, evaluating, and implementing arts-related lesson plans.

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'Teachers know that children learn by doing and creating. This book gives teachers a deeper understanding of how to teach with and through the arts to increase literacy learning, and provides needed guidance and support. Demonstrated are ways in which a variety of art activities can be used to meet clear instructional goals.' "- Dana Reisboard Korin, doctoral candidate, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey" 'This practical and meaningful book is among the first of its kind. Written by content experts who collaborated with dedicated teachers, the book articulates innovative activities and integrated instructional units that reflect the National Standards for Arts Education. Throughout, an abundance of comments and anecdotes from teachers demonstrate the impact of teaching through the arts to enhance literacy instruction.' "- Robin A. Ward, PhD, University of Arizona"" "

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