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ERIC Number: EJ596922
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
Using One of the "Standards for the English Language Arts" To Foster a Positive Relationship between Culture and Literacy.
Suranna, Keith J.
Reading Teacher, v53 n4 p287-89 Dec-Jan 1999-2000
Argues that integrating the arts in culture and literacy can help children become proficient users of language and be accepting and empathetic toward others, as advocated in standard nine of the "Standards for the English Language Arts." Describes two ways the author integrated the arts into a language arts unit on Japan, dealing with storytelling/mask making and poetry/illustration. (SR)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Integrated Activities, Language Arts, Literacy, Multicultural Education, Poetry, Primary Education, Story Telling
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan; Standards for the English Language Arts