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Learning disabilities vary from mild forms such as attention deficit disorder to more severe disabilities like autism and mental retardation. Incorporating art into the curriculum of students with learning disabilities can be a useful tool. Students with disabilities are not students who are incapable of learning but instead are students who may need material presented to them using alternative methods. Methods that incorporate art can be very successful for these children.Many students with disabilities are separated from regular students for either part of all of the school day. These students spend a great deal of time focusing on remedial skills and learning new skills to help them catch up with the rest of the class. For students with learning disabilities the knowledge that they are not able to function at the same level as other students can be very discouraging. Introducing these students to art classes can offer them the opportunity to do something creative where success is not measured by the same standards as in regular academics. The feeling of succeeding at something can provide these students with self-worth and confidence that can carry over into other areas of study. Allowing children to be involved with art related activities also encourages creativity, problem solving skills, motor skills and other skills that are useful in all areas of academics like math, science and language.Art lessons can be combined with traditional lessons and used as a teaching tool for these students. Children that have difficulty with verbal expression will often have more success by expressing themselves through art. Practicing expression through art may translate to better overall communication skills. Teaching math and science lessons that are hands on art based lessons also tend to hold a student's interest more than traditional lecture lessons. Sometimes just holding a student's attention is half the battle especially for students with attention deficit disorder.

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Fitness, Memory, Music and Movement - Essential Educational Elements for

Children

Research has shown that music can enhance memory, not only in children

but for humans of all ages. Music and movement can also be used to teach

children to remain healthy and active. This makes early childhood music

classes important for childhood fitness, memory and a variety of other

learning developments.This explains the movement toward early childhood

music courses. They are more than just a way for wealthy parents to

indulge their children. Kids of all ages can benefit, especially with the

more affordable community programs now being offered. In generations past

music lessons might have been a luxury reserved for the higher classes of

society, but that is no longer the case today. Music and movement classes

benefit all children, and that includes very small babies who cannot yet

sing or play the drums.Music and MemoryFascinating research has been

conducted in recent years to prove that music can help improve memory.

Music can be used to commit information to memory, and it can be used to

improve memory of everyday occurrences. Music therapy is now being used

in hospitals with children as well as with older adults suffering with

Alzheimer's and other diseases that affect memory.How does music and

movement impact memory in such a startling manner? It is believed that

music stimulates particular areas of the brain, which can involve the

parts of the brain in control of memory. May teachers are now using

creative songs and melodies to help children remember math facts and

other learning objectives. Memorable tunes are set to lyrics which convey

the information to be remembered. Many children are able to master facts

in this manner.Early childhood music classes can be used to help

stimulate memory for very young children, so this is not information that

can be used just for older children trying to learn multiplication

facts.Fitness, Music and MovementMusic naturally stimulates movement from

the human body. What happens when you hear a good beat on the radio or

you hear your favorite song at a concert? You start to tap your foot, nod

your head, or sway side to side. Many people enjoy frequenting night

clubs because they can dance through the night to music that makes them

want to move. Music and movement naturally go together, and children

start learning that at very young ages when they are exposed to early

childhood music classes.This makes music a valuable tool for teaching

young children about physical fitness. Dancing is a great form of

exercise that gets the heart rate up and burns a lot of calories. When

children learn to move to music, they learn to stay healthy while having

fun. Music and movement can be used in early childhood music programs to

approach fitness and exercise with young children in a fun, engaging

manner.Memory skills, the enjoyment of music, and the benefits of

movement are all essential lessons for children to learn. These lessons

are best taught through early childhood music programs which put children

on the right path for healthy, active lives.