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The arts can make strong connections to... • Phonemic Awareness • Phonics • Comprehension • Vocabulary • Fluency
We may not remember this... • The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.
May not be the words, but • the artistic formats in which they have been presented.
Dance • Music • Drama • Art
Every time our brain is engaged with a great piece of literature and the arts,
Something powerful happens… • Our emotional connection is stronger • Our recall is better • Our learning increases
Knowing this • I enthusiastically and passionately present • the theme for the 59th WVRA Conference as…