1. Literacy Through Dance By: Janelle Dickerson

2. What is Dance Literacy? Developing and enhancing literacy through performing arts Developing and enhancing literacy through performing arts Provide students with motivation to read and learn Provide students with motivation to read and learn Performing arts collaborate with other academic subjects to reinforce educational concepts Performing arts collaborate with other academic subjects to reinforce educational concepts

3. Organizations that Promote Literacy through Dance 92 nd Y/Harkness Dance Center 92 nd Y/Harkness Dance Center ARTS Connection ARTS Connection VSA arts VSA arts Arts and Literacy After School Program Arts and Literacy After School Program Use Google Search Engine to find out more about each organization

4. Web Sources for Dance Literacy The internet has a number of sources on Dance Literacy. You do need to try a number of different search phrase such as: dance literacy, literacy through dance, arts literacy, performing arts literacy, etc. If you play with these combination of words, Google Search Engine should give you a few resources.

5. Helpful Web Sources http://www.artslit.org/home.html http://www.qca.org.uk/pess/1274.htm http://www.crayola.com/parents/powercreativity/inthekn ow/readarticle.cfm?id=16 http://www.crayola.com/parents/powercreativity/inthekn ow/readarticle.cfm?id=16 http://atimetodance.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/using- dance-as-a-tool-for-child-literacy/ http://atimetodance.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/using- dance-as-a-tool-for-child-literacy/ http://www.teachers.tv/video/1430

6. What the Experts Say….. It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. *Albert Einstein* *Albert Einstein* Dance is the hidden language of the soul. *Martha Graham* I do everything I know how in a dance. *Twyla Tharp* Dancing is the world's favorite metaphor. *Kristy Nilsson*