MULTI-ARTS RESOURCE GUIDE (and companion videos)

provides teachers, paraprofessionals and after school care providers with a crucial tool for utilizing arts activities in teaching the core curriculum. MARG clearly presents accessible, creative arts activities in puppetry, movement, printmaking, collage, theatre arts, sound exploration and "self concepts." Each easy to use lesson plan includes comments regarding direct curriculum connections and adaptations appropriate for students with varying abilities. To see a sample lesson click here.
Also available in Spanish.

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START WITH THE ARTS

is an instructional program created by VSA arts for pre-school and early elementary school learners that uses the arts to assist young children, including those with disabilities, in exploring themes commonly taught in early childhood classrooms, while developing basic literacy skills and self-expression.

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START WITH THE ARTS AT HOME

promotes the development of basic literacy skills and offers engaging arts activities parents can enjoy with their children. Adaptive tips are offered to ensure that children of all abilities are able to participate.
The guide can also be used in conjunction with the Start with the Arts Teacher's Guide.

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Handouts for Promoting Inclusive Strategies
The Three "C"s of Successful Inclusion by Deborah Stuart
Best Practices when Working with Students with Disabilities in Arts and Learning Settings by Deborah Stuart
Lowest Level of Intervention by Deborah Stuart

Education Links

• VSA arts, www.vsarts.org

• VSA arts Disability Awareness Guide is an informational tool for those who want to gain additional knowledge about disability and tips for social etiquette and positive interactions, http://www.vsaarts.org/x523.xml

• Special Education and the Arts is a group created as a part of the National Art Education Asscoiation, the site lists resources, articles, and ways to connect to other art and special educators http://www.southernct.edu/~gerber/SEDarts/

• LD Online is an a great resource for students with learning disabilities and ADHD. They list scholarships for students with disabilities, deadlines to apply are in December, January, and March! http://www.ldonline.org/ldresources/opportunities/scholarship_ops#huber

• Art through a Child's Eye is a resource for offering multi-arts lessons for children pre-k to 3rd grade http://www.art-throughachildseye.org/lessons.html

• Massachusetts Department of Education http://www.doe.mass.edu/

• Neural Encoding of Speech and Music and its Plasticity Professor Nina Kraus is interested in understanding neurobiologic processes underlying the perception of speech and music and learning-associated brain plasticity. http://www.northwestern.edu/nuin/fac/kraus.htm

• Art Resources in Teaching http://www.artresourcesinteaching.org/

• Arts Education Partnership http://www.aep-arts.org/

• The Getty Art Education Website http://www.getty.edu/education/

• CVS ALL KIDS CAN http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=197786&p=index

• The Galef Institute http://www.differentways.org/

• Cable in the Classroom http://www.ciconline.org/home

• Creative Directions http://www.creativedirections.org/

• Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education http://www.pz.harvard.edu/

• Learning First Alliance http://www.learningfirst.org/

• The Lincoln Center Institute http://www.lincolncenter.org/

• NAEA http://www.naea-reston.org/

• Opening Minds through the Arts http://www.omaproject.org/

• Ovation the Arts Network http://www.ovationtv.com/

• Multicultural Pavilion http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/index.html

• CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) is the nation's leading non-profit organization serving individuals with AD/HD and their families. CHADD has over 16,000 members in 200 local chapters throughout the U.S. Chapters offer support for individuals, parents, teachers, professionals, and others. http://www.chadd.org/

• PBS Kids offers several interactive games for kids and resources for parents and teachers. http://pbskids.org/

• Laureate Learning Systems sells special needs software for children with autism/PDD, visual impairments, aphasia/brain injury, and adult developmental disorder. http://www.llsys.com

• Inclusive TCL - Computer software and hardware for children with disabilities. http://inclusivetlc.com

• Marblesoft special needs sofware - educational computer games for children with disabilities. http://marblesoft.com

• Technology for Education, Inc - products for special needs, general learning, and academic success. http://www.tfeinc.com

• Opening Doors For Youth is a project of the Institute for Community Inclusion, Children's Hospital Boston, and the University of Massachusetts Boston. Opening Doors is a five-year Rehabilitation Research and Training Center funded by the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research/U.S. Department of Education http://www.openingdoorsforyouth.org/