When it comes to language learning, an old adage rings true: a picture is worth a thousand words. There is growing evidence that the arts—be it a picture, drama, song, or dance—may help children with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate Cassada shares and makes sense of K-12 education practices. In this discussion, organizations that bring the arts to children ...

Most English-language learning classrooms use conventional teaching methods that focus on grammar drills, vocabulary memorization, reading comprehension and structured writing tasks — all with the ...

Students in the arts-integrated life science class drew animal and plant cells to understand the structures within. Source: Mariale Hardiman/Johns Hopkins University Fifth-grade students who created ...

Children’s learning improves across all areas when they get the chance to make and appreciate art. Shutterstock There were three keynote addresses at an education conference I attended recently. Each ...