Friday, February 10, 2012

School arts = higher scores | UTSanDiego.com

School arts = higher scores | UTSanDiego.com:

School arts = higher scores

Research: Program boosts standardized test results

Students at the Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts perform a theatrical lesson to demonstrate how theater techniques are used to teach literacy.
Students at the Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts perform a theatrical lesson to demonstrate how theater techniques are used to teach literacy.

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Singing to better scores

School districts that participated in the arts program

• Carlsbad Unified

• Escondido Union

• Fallbrook Union Elementary

• Julian Union

• Oceanside Unified

• Ramona Unified

• San Marcos Unified

• Valley Center-Pauma Unified

• Vista Unified

• Warner Unified

— North County third graders who had the arts integrated into their regular curriculum showed remarkable improvement on standardized test scores, researchers announced Thursday.

The Developing Reading Education with Arts Methods, or DREAM, program is in its third year of