Deck 10: Teaching Literacy Through the Arts

Question 1

Each of the following is an example of mark making EXCEPT:

A) finger painting.
B) writing one's name.
C) scribbling with a crayon.
D) drawing in the sand.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Receptive language involves speaking and writing.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Interdisciplinary instruction involves:

A) addressing the same theme in multiple, separately taught subject areas.
B) supporting children to uncover new connections by drawing from knowledge of multiple subject areas.
C) adding characteristics of arts into the curriculum.
D) teaching children about the lives of artists and their cultural and historical influences.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Concepts of color and space are the focus for young children when they draw.

Question 5

In ascending order, what are the four steps in arts criticism discussions?

A) description, analysis, interpretation, evaluation
B) description, interpretation, analysis, evaluation
C) description, interpretation, evaluation, analysis
D) description, analysis, evaluation, interpretation

Question 6

Which of the following combinations of family involvement in literacy is most appropriate for supporting arts integration for 5-year-olds?

A) acting out nursery rhymes, encouraging sensory exploration, watching family videos
B) playing treasure hunt, drawing shapes with chalk outside, singing songs
C) writing funny jokes, writing a play to celebrate a holiday, creating a collaborative mural
D) writing a play to celebrate a holiday, creating a collaborative mural, playing treasure hunt

Question 7

Multidisciplinary instruction involves:

A) addressing the same theme in multiple, separately taught subject areas.
B) supporting children to uncover new connections by drawing from knowledge of multiple subject areas.
C) adding characteristics of arts into the curriculum.
D) teaching children about the lives of artists and their cultural and historical influences.

Question 8

Define imagination.

Question 9

The dramatic arts help children to learn which of the following elements?

A) line, space, texture, and shape
B) melody, rhythm, repetition, and contrast
C) movement, space, time, and energy
D) space, rhythm, lighting, and character

Question 10

The phonemic system refers to the earliest marks that children make through creative expression.

Question 11

Children need an enriched, creative, and supportive learning environment because childhood is a critical time for children to develop their first graphic symbol system.

Question 12

Multiple sign systems refer to:

A) a sense of awe and inspiration during artistic interaction.
B) mental images that emerge during and after reading from the reader's sensory experiences, emotional connections, and prior knowledge.
C) each child's unique understandings, knowledge, and interpretation of the world around them based on real-life experiences.
D) different forms of expression to communicate meaning and to help children achieve their learning goals.

Question 13

Schema refers to:

A) different forms of expression to communicate meaning and to help children achieve their learning goals.
B) mental images that emerge during and after reading from the reader's sensory experiences, emotional connections, and prior knowledge.
C) each child's unique understandings, knowledge, and interpretation of the world around them based on real-life experiences.
D) a sense of awe and inspiration during artistic interaction.

Question 14

Which of the following combinations of literacy teaching approaches is most appropriate for supporting arts integration for 2-year-olds?

A) using bold lines and shapes to encourage attention, making sounds to communicate emotion, clapping hands to the beat in poetry
B) performing a dramatic scene that depicts a story, playing an instrument that represents a descriptive phrase in a text, choreographing a dance
C) clapping hands to the beat in poetry, performing a dramatic scene that depicts a story, playing an instrument that represents a descriptive phrase in a text
D) clapping hands to the beat in poetry, making sounds to communicate emotion, performing a dramatic scene that depicts a story

Question 15

What are interdisciplinary approaches designed to do?

Question 16

Visual art helps children to learn which of the following elements?

A) line, space, texture, and shape
B) melody, rhythm, repetition, and contrast
C) movement, space, time, and energy
D) space, rhythm, lighting, and character

Question 17

The arts help children connect new information with what is already known.

Question 18

Arts history instruction includes all of the following EXCEPT:

A) information about the life of the artist.
B) time frame in which the artistic work was created.
C) production of original artistic pieces.
D) cultural and historical influences of the artist.

Question 19

Which of the following combinations of literacy teaching approaches is most appropriate for supporting arts integration for 8-year-olds?

A) critiquing artwork using the art criticism model, using photography to depict emotions, performing a rendition of a well-known story
B) clapping hands to the beat in poetry, performing a dramatic scene that depicts a story, playing an instrument that represents a descriptive phrase in a text
C) critiquing artwork using the art criticism model, making sounds to communicate emotion, clapping hands to the beat in poetry
D) choreographing a dance, playing an instrument that represents a descriptive phrase in a text, clapping hands to the beat in poetry

Question 20

What is the difference between expressive language and receptive language?

Question 21

Describe why it is important to provide students with regular opportunities for artistic expression.  Explain three specific ways that you can offer students artistic opportunities that will support their holistic literacy learning. Be sure to specify the age of students in your response.

Question 22

Describe key differences between insertion, multidisciplinary instruction, and interdisciplinary instruction, giving clear examples of each approach. Make a well-reasoned claim about which approach is preferable for the holistic literacy learning of children.