The power of the arts : creative strategies for teaching exceptional learners / by Sally L. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Sally L.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabled children--Education--United States.

Learning disabled children.

Learning disabled children--Education.

United States.

Arts--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States.

Arts.

Arts--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Lab School of Washington (Washington, D.C.).

Physical Description:

xx, 169 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., [2001]

Summary:

From the founder and director of the Lab School in Washington, D.C., this enlightening book provides an alternative method for teaching academic subjects to students with disabilities -- the arts. Educators, art teachers and therapists, learning disability specialists, recreation leaders, and parents will discover how to infuse academic material and life skills into arts activities in order to help exceptional students learn. Through interviews with Lab School teacher-artists, readers will get step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects that enable students to see science in woodwork, find geometry in sculpture, learn vocabulary through theater, and study math through music. Case examples illustrate that this innovative approach builds on students' individual strengths and interests and raises their self-esteem -- and that all children will learn and be uplifted through the power of art.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-145) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1557664846

OCLC:

45195745