Art for Special Needs Children

Paper Summary:

The author of this paper presents an overview of how she would use art in the classroom to enhance student development for children with special needs. The author includes the processes she would use to incorporate visual, auditory and physical strategies to enhance learning. The author specifically looks at students with attention deficit disorder and discusses how she would also encourage language skills in the students. The author concludes that utilizing art to enhance the learning development of special needs students will be an effective enrichment tool.

Outline:
Introduction
The Use of Visual, Auditory and Physical Strategies to Enhance Learning
Special Concerns for Children with Attention Deficit
Language Skills Enhancement Through the Use of Art
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The use of visual, auditory and physical strategies in adapting art for children with special needs can be accomplished in a variety of ways. By incorporating a variety of strategies, it will further enrich the student's learning experience. Art is awash in visual richness. To begin with, visual strategies will include verbally describing the materials, to the students, and how to use them, verbally cuing them for what they should be looking for. Materials and tools will be chosen that will visually encourage the children to manipulate the items."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dunlap, Linda. An Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education. MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1997.

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