Take a look at this report published in Education Week. Mary Ann Zehr discusses a study published in the May issue of Developmental Psychology, that highlights Latino students strengths in social skills as they enter kindergarten.
It was this quote that struck me...
"Such results indicate that schools should build on Latino children’s social skills to further their cognitive development, Mr. Fuller said."
Hmm, social skills and cognitive development in kindergarten students -- what better way to support this learning than through the arts! And yet over and over we turn to language acquisition as the sole objective for our Latino students, negatively impacting the social skills they are bringing to school, and missing the extraordinary opportunity to build on these skills (not to mention bringing JOY to learning) through the visual and performing arts.
We must continue to advocate for equal access to arts education for all students! How can we get spread this message?
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