Using art to improve literacy

The language of Art

Want to read and think better, to create art.

Improving students’ literacy levels using works of art may sound far-fetched.

But research by New York’s Guggenheim Museum suggests students who view, discuss and create works of art have an improved ability to think critically and read than their peers who have less exposure to art.

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A study comparing the abilities of participants in the program with those who had not had an art education found learning about art gave students greater skills in observation, interpretation and hypothesis. And more importantly, these skills could be applied not only in the art room but in English classes as well.

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The brain functions as a whole. Improve one area and other areas become more flexible.  Further, when you create you use your imagination, especially your visual imagination which is important in all areas of thinking including language learning.    I have a software program based on visual association and make with beautiful art.  LearnFast

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