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May 2008
Dear Friends,
About a week before Pesach I attended an international conference at Bar Ilan University entitled "Advancing Children through the Arts". It was a terrific day for me and I was so impressed with the presentations that I decided to dedicate this newsletter to the topic.
Allowing time for art, music and theater means that we choose to make room for beauty, serenity, laughter and joy in our otherwise hectic lives. When we choose to give arts education a central role in our children's schooling, it means that we recognize and appreciate its important place in child development.
We are often searching for alternative and successful ways to advance and educate our children, especially children with learning disabilities who do not enjoy learning through conventional methods. Research in arts education has shown that it improves children's social, emotional and cognitive abilities as well as literacy and mathematical achievements. It creates an educational opportunity which is “outside the box”.
In this newsletter we feature articles by a local artist, as well as a famous actor we all grew up with, “The Fonz”. I hope that their messages, together with articles featuring studies and programs about art education, will help you appreciate this important topic.
As this school year draws to a close, I encourage you to consider the importance of including arts education in your child's life, both during the summer vacation and in preparation for the new school year.
Best wishes,
Gayle
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Featured Articles:
What is Drama?
By Pnina Fredman-Schechter, MA,
Theatre Director and Educator, Beit Shemesh, Israel
Drama can be defined as an experience in which people act as if they are someone other than themselves under different circumstances....By role playing, students not only imagine what it is like to be someone other than themselves, they actually dress, speak, behave, think and make decisions as another person. In a sense, they actually become that other person for a limited period of time. read more
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Use Summer Vacation Time!
During the taxing school year, many students, especially those with LD and AD/HD are too overwhelmed by schoolwork to develop artistic talents. Summer vacation is a good time to introduce your child to the arts - music, art, dance and theatre, which they can then pursue as a chug during the school year.
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Famous People with LD and AD/HD
Did you know that many famous artists, musicians and entertainers struggle with LD and AD/HD?
Here are just a few of them:
Whoopi Goldberg
Jay Leno
Harry BelaFonte
Robert Graham
Tommy Hilfiger
Click here for the entire list
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Recommended
Reading
Hank Zipzer Collection
By Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Henry Winkler: From Actor to Author Read about Henry Winkler's new book series for children at BookSense.com. Winkler's struggle with dyslexia did not prevent him from becoming a successful actor, writer, producer, director, and now author.
What's new at Partners with Parents?
Social Skills Training Groups Three new social skills training groups began right after Pesach and are going strong! Sharon Fishman, MA is happy to be back at work with both her old and new students. If you think your child might be appropriate for a future group, Contact us for more information.
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The purpose of our newsletter is to keep you regularly informed about events at Partners with Parents, as well as provide you with tips and information about helping kids with learning disabilities, both in Israel and around the world.
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Partners with Parents is an educational consulting service, which helps parents help their children, with learning disabilities or other difficulties, succeed in school.
©2006 Partners with Parents, Educational Consulting Services, Gayle Shimoff.
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Gayle Shimoff, MA
Learning Disabilities
& Reading Specialist
Esther Wolfson, MA
Specialist, Early Childhood
Special Education
Sharon Fishman, MA
Social Skills Instructor,
Special Education
HaChavatzelet Street 17/1
Beit Shemesh 99590
ISRAEL
001-972-2-999-4817
info@partnerswithparents.co.il
www.partnerswithparents.co.il
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