By Tamara Henry, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Schoolchildren exposed to drama, music
and dance may do a better job at mastering reading, writing and math than those
who focus solely on academics, says a report by the Arts Education Partnership.
"Notions that the arts are frivolous add-ons to a serious
curriculum couldn't be further from the truth," says James Catterall, education
professor at the University of California-Los Angeles, who coordinated the research.
The report is based on an analysis of 62 studies of various
categories of art — ranging from dance, drama, music and visual arts —
by nearly 100 researchers. It's the first to combine all the arts and make comparisons
with academic achievement, performance on standardized tests, improvements in
social skills and student motivation.
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