Literacy and DanceLiteracy and Dance

Literacy and Dance Can Literacy and Dance Can Open a Whole New world Open a Whole New world

Crayola Crayola

Dance and Drawing are creative ways Dance and Drawing are creative ways to teach students how to read and to teach students how to read and write. The connections between the write. The connections between the arts and literacy, support children's arts and literacy, support children's growth in reading and writing.growth in reading and writing.

By integrating the arts in the By integrating the arts in the curriculum, children learn to read and curriculum, children learn to read and write in ways that are both appealing write in ways that are both appealing and effective.and effective.

The Kennedy CenterThe Kennedy Center

Designed to assist arts and cultural Designed to assist arts and cultural organizations throughout the nation to organizations throughout the nation to develop and/or expand educational develop and/or expand educational partnerships with their local school partnerships with their local school systems.systems.

The program is based on the belief that The program is based on the belief that educating teachers is an essential educating teachers is an essential component of any effort designed to component of any effort designed to increase the artistic literacy of young increase the artistic literacy of young people.people.

Center for the ArtsCenter for the Arts

Programs at this organization Programs at this organization include: include:

*New York City Public Schools *New York City Public Schools

*Cultural Institutions *Cultural Institutions

*Performing and Visual Arts *Performing and Visual Arts Companies Companies

*Arts Education Organizations *Arts Education Organizations Museums. Museums.

Toft Center for the ArtsToft Center for the Arts

This program strengthens the learning This program strengthens the learning and understanding of what elementary and understanding of what elementary school children read in class.school children read in class.

Movements are taught to express Movements are taught to express character, conflict, setting and other character, conflict, setting and other story components through their own story components through their own movements and dance expressions. movements and dance expressions.

They also conduct outreach programs They also conduct outreach programs for students who are not exposed to for students who are not exposed to dance. dance.

New York City BalletNew York City Ballet The New York City Ballet has a strong The New York City Ballet has a strong

Education Program. There programs include: Education Program. There programs include: *Backstage at the Ballet *Backstage at the Ballet *Ballet Bridges Elementary (The Nutcracker *Ballet Bridges Elementary (The Nutcracker

Project) Project) *Ballet Bridges Middle School *Ballet Bridges Middle School *High School (NYCB Workout) *High School (NYCB Workout) *Elementary/High School Working Day*Elementary/High School Working Day *The Art in Teaching Professional *The Art in Teaching Professional

Development Initiative (For Teachers)Development Initiative (For Teachers)

Conclusion Conclusion

Contrary to beliefs Contrary to beliefs literacy can be literacy can be learned through learned through movement. movement.

Children learn Children learn better when they better when they are in motion or are in motion or have something to have something to relate too. relate too.