Date of Award
Spring 2012
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Crowell, Samuel
Second Advisor
Kowalski, Kurt
Abstract
This Masters project consists of two elements: 1) an integrated after-school program to improve student English language reading and academic outcomes for third graders' vocabulary development by incorporating music, artistic creativity and linguistics; 2) a pilot sample curriculum that demonstrates the approach for building student comprehension through musical theater and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) content experiences. Called "Water Buddy", this is an after-school program uses singing, dancing, writing, and play to build reading and vocabulary skills. The goal is to improve learner academic outcomes by mastering the elemental building blocks of words, letters, symbols by making memorable the sound units, idioms, print conventions, and concepts that they were previously lacking.
Recommended Citation
Lebo, Cynthyny Ann, "Musical linguistics: How music and artistic creativity when delivered as a linguistic practice, help students master academic skills in English language arts" (2012). Theses Digitization Project. 3389.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3389
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Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons, Music Education Commons
