The arts have the potential to enhance academic performance . The arts give youngsters a richer reservoir of information upon which to draw in pursuing other subjects, such as reading, writing, mathematics and history. Drawing helps writing. Song and poetry make facts memorable. Drama makes history more vivid and real.
Creative movement makes processes understandable.
By honing nonverbal skills such as perception, imagination and creativity, the arts also develop vocabulary, metaphorical language, observation and critical thinking skills. The elements of sound, movement, space, line, shape and color are all concepts related to other subject areas such as math and science. The concepts taught in the arts permeate other scholastic disciplines, and a child's comprehension of an artistic concept can extend across the academic curriculum. Furthermore, the teaching methods used in many arts and humanities programs provide alternative approaches to learning. For example, some children can process and retain information more effectively when they learn by doing, engage in apprentice-like relationships and use technology such as in computer graphics and videography.