Benefits
- Shows children that books open up worlds
- Mixes pedagogy and play, mental and physical activities
- Teaches children literary and analytic skills — Watch video
- Increases student interest in and comprehension of literacy as a domain of experience, in school and beyond
- Utilizes social science research findings that the study of the arts promotes learning and improves mental abilities
- Pilot-tested program — read assessments by educational experts Robert Halpern and M. Catherine Gruber
- Connects to Illinois Standards for English and Language Arts, especially State Goals 1, 4 & 5
Cool Classics! is suitable for Pre-Kindergarten though 4th grade. For information on bringing a program to your school, please contact Mara Tapp at:
3712 N. Broadway
Suite 558
Chicago, IL 60613