I was fortunate to have presented again at the Reform Symposium – 3 days of free webinars given by teachers and educators from around the world. It was another great experience. I presented on “Integrating Music with Literacy to Help Struggling...
One parallel between reading and listening to music that comes up again and again in my classroom is repetitive listenings and readings. When you actively listen to music, it is important to have students listen again and again over the course of some time (each day...
It has always fascinated me to think of all the connections music has with reading. In fact, last year, I remember looking over my district’s literacy curriculum, thinking how nearly everything stated on those pages about reading and literacy could be...
When you think of music, do you think of literacy? Chances are you do not. But the two disciplines have a lot in common and we teachers can take advantage of these similarities to help our students become motivated learners. Over the next few blogs, I would like to...
