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This page
provides information related to assisting parents in helping their
children and teenagers to improve their learning and study
skills. Techniques on how to develop motivation, attention,
comprehension, organization and creativity are provided.
Information and materials to bring basic skills in reading, math
and written language up to or above grade level are also
available.
Major Topics
The
Importance of The Creative Arts
The
role of parents and teachers is to expose children to a variety of materials so
that they can create art. Once the variety is offered, children will then have a
choice as to whether they want to use the materials or not. But without the
exposure, there is no choice.
Budding artists have a creative spirit that cannot be expressed unless there is
an exposure to art. If you start early, there is a greater opportunity for this
spirit to be identified and, therefore, grow with the child.
Art is a delightful way through which you can record the development of your
child’s growth. Just as you will notice that writing and reading improves with
age, so does artwork.
Creating art is a fine way for
children to make choices and solve problems. Every step involves making a
decision: what color to use, how to make a line, what size to make something.
With every choice the object becomes more and more their own.
Everyone has an imagination. Art takes it a step further. Through art, children
create something that, until that point, was only imagined. Thus, they create
visual manifestations of abstract ideas.
Children who may be having difficulties in other parts of the school curriculum
may find an expressive outlet through art. It’s a way to uncover talent that
may not be seen otherwise.
Art is a means of communicating ideas, feelings, and solutions in a way other
than verbally or written.
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Summer is a great time to
introduce your child to the creative arts. Visit
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for our recommendations for
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