Teaching Literacy Through the Arts

by Nan L. McDonald and Douglas Fisher

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593852800
• ISBN13: 9781593852801
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"