Art+resources+for+ELLs

http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html
 * Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks Current Curriculum Frameworks **

Art Vocabulary & Word Walls


 * The Arts and CCSS **

Education Week published an article about the connections between [|arts education and the new Common Core State S][|tandards] (CCSS)

http://blog.colorincolorado.org/2012/12/26/arts-education-the-common-core-and-ells/

=Using the Arts to Support English Language Learners- Why and how to engage English language learners through the arts = http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/supporting-individual-needs/supporting-ell-with-the-arts.aspx#Getting%20Started

**Art Games ** 

To develop understanding of what constitutes artistic expression To explore academic language, use of visual images and other conventions To become empowered to compare and contrast various works of art To use higher order thinking skills to connect art viewing to their own experiences
 * Art Goals for ELL Students **

Art Education Enhances Literacy <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/docs/Art_as_a_Tool-for_Teachers.pdf
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Art Research Articles for ELLs **

http://www.americansforthearts.org/events/national-arts-and-humanities-month



<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">http://www.americansforthearts.org/by-topic/arts-education


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Visual Arta Curriculum Map Examples: **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">http://www.catskillcsd.org/documents/Boyd-Batstone_ELLs.pdf <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">~Use realia and visuals <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">~Show meaning with gestures and Total Physical Response
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Strategies to increase comprehension: **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/esl3/downloads/esl3_art_vocabulary.pdf
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Art Vocabulary Supports: **

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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Art Lesson Plans: **