Reviews for Creating Meaning Through Literature and the Arts: An Integration Resource for Classroom Teac...

The average rating for Creating Meaning Through Literature and the Arts: An Integration Resource for Classroom Teac... based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-11-01 00:00:00 Steven Franklin Download Issues I guess this is not related to the quality of this book, however I film I humorous that this book I was supposed to use last semester, it just downloaded now. I am just ranting. However I was asked my opinion by amazon.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-07-11 00:00:00 Jack Kreng There are many techniques that really good teachers do. For example, they engage children with music. If a child doesn't understand what they are reading, the teacher has the child act it out. When a math problem doesn't make sense, the teacher says, "draw a picture!" All of these are simple way of incorporating the arts--music, theater and dance, and visual arts. This textbook stresses that art isn't a side note, and it's not just for free time; art is essential to ingrate throughout the curriculum. It just makes for better teaching and learning. But art isn't just a fun gimmick to add to the classroom: art literacy and understanding must be taught like anything else. This textbook was informative both on underlying philosophy and pedagogy. It also provided concrete examples and ideas on how to integrate each of the five arts (literature, dance, theater, music, visual arts) throughout the curriculum and into every academic area. It is a great introduction and reference!