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	Communication
	Sub-Topics (Click on topic you wish to see) Communication Social and Emotional Benefits Motor Benefits

Communication

Young children with communication disabilities benefit from an environment rich in all the languages of children and with many opportunities to communicate.

Communication opportunities through the visual arts are many. The art itself is a form of communicating. The teacher can model, facilitate, and provide opportunities for the child to communicate during the process of drawing, painting, and creating three-dimensional projects.

Social and Emotional Benefits

Expressive arts activities increase attention spans, social skills, and self-awareness. By painting a picture, building a castle, or singing a favorite song, children realize they are capable of doing things all on their own. They contribute to their environment.

Through expressive arts activities, children learn how to solve problems with peers, negotiate, and share. In the dramatic play area they learn to experiment with different roles such as parent, teacher, superhero, or monster. As they experiment, children learn about some of the social rules and conventions of their environment.

Motor

Movement activities help children become aware of their bodies and how they can move. Whole body movements can occur as can small movements of just a finger or an eye. Streamers or scarves can be used to illustrate the movement of a sound or an animal. Children can use their imaginations to decide how they think something would move.

Technology Integration