Music and LiteracyMusic and Literacy

Exploring Literacy through MusicExploring Literacy through Music

By Hye-Na ParkBy Hye-Na Park

Music and LiteracyMusic and Literacy

Teachers can teach literacy Teachers can teach literacy through music. For young through music. For young

students, literacy can be taught students, literacy can be taught through musical games, through musical games, movement and songs.movement and songs.

Oral Language and MusicOral Language and Music

Young children can also learn Young children can also learn language in a fun and interactive language in a fun and interactive way. For instance, singing songs way. For instance, singing songs

promotes children’s natural promotes children’s natural playfulness, energy and creativity.playfulness, energy and creativity.

Importance of Literacy Through Importance of Literacy Through MusicMusic

State mandates that all art educators use State mandates that all art educators use the arts to promote literacythe arts to promote literacy

Using the arts in the classroom promotes Using the arts in the classroom promotes students’ motivation and desire to learnstudents’ motivation and desire to learn

Enables arts educators to collaborate with Enables arts educators to collaborate with teachers across all subject areasteachers across all subject areas

Accounts for different learning styles and Accounts for different learning styles and needs in the studentsneeds in the students