by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Craig, D. & Paraiso, J. (2008). Dual Diaspora and barrio art: Art as an avenue for learning English. Journal for Learning through the Arts, 4(1).Abstract:This qualitative study, guided by an action research framework, explores how urban middle school students,...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Dunbar, K. N. (2008). Arts education, the brain, and language. In C. Asbury & C. Rich (Eds.) Learning, Arts, and the Brain. New York, NY: Dana Foundation.Abstract:This study uses neuroscientific methods to examine whether there are cognitive differences between...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Forgeard, M., Winner, E., Norton, A., & Schlaug, G. (2008). Practicing a musical instrument in childhood is associated with enhanced verbal ability and nonverbal reasoning. PLoS ONE, 3.Abstract:This study examines the association between instrumental music...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Keehn, S., Harmon, J., & Shoho, A. (2008). A study of readers theater in eighth grade: Issues of fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 24(4), 335-362.Abstract:Researchers examined the effects of Readers Theater (performance...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Petitto, L. (2008). Arts education, the brain, and language. In C. Asbury & C. Rich (Eds.) Learning, Arts, and the Brain. New York, NY: Dana Foundation.Abstract:This study examines the impact of intensive arts education on the human brain. The study has two...