Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Making Connections: Connecting the Known to the
Unknown
Introduction
Teaching the Making Connections Strategy through Art
Teaching the Making Connections Strategy through Reading/Language
Arts
Resources
Literacy Benefits
Reflection
Templates/Worksheets
Chapter 2 Questioning: Generating Wonders
Introduction
Teaching the Questioning Strategy through Art
Teaching the Questioning Strategy through Reading/Language Arts
Resources
Literacy Benefits
Reflection
Templates/Worksheets
Chapter 3 Visualizing: Visualizing: Creating Pictures in Your
Mind
Introduction
Teaching the Visualizing Strategy through Art
Teaching the Visualizing Strategy through Reading/Language Arts
Resources
Literacy Benefits
Reflection
Templates/Worksheets
Chapter 4 Inferring: Reading between the Lines
Introduction
Teaching the Inferring Strategy through Art
Teaching the Inferring Strategy through Reading/Language Arts
Resources
Literacy Benefits
Reflection
Templates/Worksheets
Chapter 5 Determining Importance: Selecting the Important Parts
Introduction
Teaching the Determining Importance Strategy through Art
Teaching the Determining Importance Strategy through
Reading/Language Arts
Resources
Literacy Benefits
Reflection
Templates/Worksheets
Chapter 6 Synthesizing: Creating Meaning
Introduction
Teaching the Synthesis Strategy in Art and Reading/Language
Arts
Resources
Literacy Benefits
Reflection
Templates/Worksheets
Bibliography/Resources
About the Authors
Jennifer Klein has worked as an elementary classroom teacher,
gifted and talented teacher, and staff development teacher for
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Rockville, MD. She is
currently a reading specialist for MCPS. Over the past several
years, she has brought her love of literacy and art together to
create after-school and summer workshops for children, including
the Artist/Readers’ Workshop and the Artist/Writers’ Workshop.
Elizabeth (Lisa) Stuart taught elementary art for nine years and
has been the content specialist for art, theatre, and dance for
Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, MD for the past five
years. She loves finding ways for children to use art to deepen
their understanding of other subjects and believes that all
children can access the same level of understanding indifferent
ways. Lisa lives in Silver Spring, Maryland with her husband, Dan,
a metal sculptor, and her two children, Caitlin, and Colin.
Using Art to Teach Reading Comprehension Strategies is such a
great resource that makes a natural connection between visual art
and reading skills. Each lesson is field tested and very relevant
to teachers of a variety of age groups in both visual art
and reading. The potential for the suggested lessons is great as
they are flexible enough to incorporate any text or artwork and
could provide a compliment to just about any concept being
taught. This is a must have for any teacher looking to
improve students' comprehension skills!
*Kim Haden, instructional specialist, elementary integrated
curriculum, Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland*
This is an excellent guide for both new and experienced teachers.
Art and classroom teachers will find the book invaluable. It offers
practical advice and well developed lessons for integrating art
with reading strategies.
Educators will appreciate the list of literary and visual
references.In addition, the charts and graphic organizers are
easily accessible. This is a perfect book for hands on teaching and
a desktop library.
*Christine Karmosky, art teacher, Cape St. Claire Elementary
School, Annapolis, MD*
Teaching Comprehension Strategies through Visual Art: Lesson
Plans for Teachers is a valuable resource for all elementary
classroom teachers and all elementary art teachers looking for an
integrated approach to teaching language arts and reading and
the visual arts.
Written by experienced educators, Jenny Klein and Lisa Stuart have
included a variety of easy to use lesson plans that represent a
skillful blending of standards-based content from both the visual
arts and language arts that enables students to understand and
utilize both text and visual information in developing successful
reading strategies.
In a time when the emphasis on reading and language arts is
paramount in the field of education, Klein and Stuart have provided
an invaluable approach to integrating standards-based content
from language arts and visual arts into a series of
well-integrated lesson plans for elementary educators that will
enable students to learn the content of language arts and the
visual arts while developing reading skills in all
students.
*F. Robert Sabol*
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