Suggested Activities and Discussion

Consider these questions for reflection:

• How can you use techniques from the arts to reach students who have difficulties with reading and spelling?
• Are there other ways you can incorporate the arts into your classroom?
• How do the arts provide a forum for student inquiry that can enhance learning in other subjects?
• How could you use the arts as a way to ask questions that would deepen your students' learning about other subjects?

Improving Practice
Here are some additional ways you can build on the ideas in this program in a variety of school and community settings:

• Professional Development for Teachers
• Classroom Instruction
• Curriculum-Planning Sessions