1. Literacy Through Dance By Amanda Morrison

2. Learning Literacy in and through Dance • Students can engage in interdisciplinary learning by working on literacy skills in the dance classroom. • Classroom teachers can also use dance to teach literacy skills. • The Language of Dance (LOD)

3. Language of Dance • The Language of Dance (LOD) is a system of symbols used for reading and writing dance. • You can take classes to learn the Language of Dance Symbols at the LOD Center in NY.

4. Learning Literacy through Dance Abroad • A Masters of Music Education student is using a “Movement Alphabet” to teach her students the musical alphabet. • In London students created a “Grammar Dance” to learn different parts of speech.

5. Dancing Poetry • I created a unit entitled “Dancing Poetry” that fostered interdisciplinary learning in the subjects of Dance and Language Arts. • I used lesson plans from Artsedge to get ideas for my unit.

6. Helpful Websites • The Language of Dance Centre • http://www.lodc.org/ • Teachers.TV • http://www.teachers.tv/ • Artsedge • http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ • Suite101 • http://www.suite101.com/ • Musicwork • http://musicwork.wordpress.com/