ERIC Number: EJ960562
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Supporting the Language Development of Limited English Proficient Students through Arts Integration in the Primary Grades
Brouillette, Liane
Arts Education Policy Review, v113 n2 p68-74 2012
This article looks at how arts integration can boost the language development of limited English proficient students in kindergarten through second grade. I first review existing research on how young children learn and describe the special challenges faced by children who must learn in an unfamiliar language. I then identify arts-based mechanisms that boost the language development of limited English proficient students and examine strategies used by a successful urban arts-and-literacy program to enhance the language development of English language learners in the primary grades.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Kindergarten, Literacy, Grade 2, Limited English Speaking, Art Education, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, English Language Learners
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Primary Education
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Language: English
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