Music and Literacy Exploring Literacy through Music By Hye-Na Park

Music and Literacy Teachers can teach literacy through music. For young students, literacy can be taught through musical games, movement and songs.

Oral Language and Music Young children can also learn language in a fun and interactive way. For instance, singing songs promotes children’s natural playfulness, energy and creativity.

Importance of Literacy Through Music State mandates that all art educators use the arts to promote literacy State mandates that all art educators use the arts to promote literacy Using the arts in the classroom promotes students’ motivation and desire to learn Using the arts in the classroom promotes students’ motivation and desire to learn Enables arts educators to collaborate with teachers across all subject areas Enables arts educators to collaborate with teachers across all subject areas Accounts for different learning styles and needs in the students Accounts for different learning styles and needs in the students