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The Significance of Self-Portraits: Making Connections through Monotype Prints in "Letras y Arte"
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Armon, Joan; Uhrmacher, P. Bruce; Ortega, Tony – Art Education, 2009
"Letras y Arte: Literacy and Art" is a 3-week summer course at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, offering a social justice approach to art education. In this article, the authors outline the background of "Letras y Arte," contextualize the program in art education, and explain three strategies for engaging students: (1)…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Art Education, Learner Engagement, Visual Arts
Linguistic Policies, Linguistic Planning, and Brazilian Sign Language in Brazil
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de Quadros, Ronice Muller – Sign Language Studies, 2012
This article explains the consolidation of Brazilian Sign Language in Brazil through a linguistic plan that arose from the Brazilian Sign Language Federal Law 10.436 of April 2002 and the subsequent Federal Decree 5695 of December 2005. Two concrete facts that emerged from this existing language plan are discussed: the implementation of bilingual…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Professional Education, Bilingual Education, Linguistics
Autobiographical Snapshots: Constructing Self in Letras y Arte
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Armon, Joan; Ortega, Tony – Language Arts, 2008
Letras y Arte: Literacy and Art, is a summer course that pairs college students and children from a Latino neighborhood for literacy and art learning. Started five years ago, Letras y Arte provides opportunities in four areas: (1) literacy opportunities that foster distinctive identities and voice; (2) immersion in a broad view of literacy that…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Art Education, College Students, Visual Arts