The Power of the Arts: Creative Strategies for Teaching Exceptional Learners
by By Smith, Sally L.
Category: Education , Special Education , Gifted

Provides an alternative method for teaching academic subjects to students with disabilities, focusing on the arts. Through interviews with teacher-artists, readers will get step-by-step instructions for projects that enable students to see science in woodwork, find geometry in sculpture, learn vocabulary through theater, and study math through music. Of interest to educators, art teachers and therapists, learning disability specialists, and parents. Smith is founder and director of The Lab School of Washington, and director of the Master's Degree Program in Special Education and Learning Disabilities at American University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)