Musical linguistics: How music and artistic creativity when delivered as a linguistic practice, help students master academic skills in English language arts

• Main Author: Lebo, Cynthyny Ann
• Format: Others
• Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2012
• Subjects: Curriculum planning > Study and teaching (Elementary); Music in education > Study and teaching (Elementary); Linguistics > Study and teaching (Elementary); After-school programs; Curriculum and Instruction; Language and Literacy Education; Music Education
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3389; https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4473&context=etd-project

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.