Listeners ("N" = 543) in grades 4, 5, and 6 rated their preference for 10 instrumental and vocal selections from various styles, including four popular music selections with versions performed in English, Spanish, or an Asian language. Participants estimated their identification with Spanish/Hispanic/Latino and Asian cultures, the number…

Previous research has suggested that training on a musical instrument is associated with improvements in working memory and musical pitch perception ability. Good working memory and musical pitch perception ability, in turn, have been linked to certain aspects of language production. The current study examines whether working memory and/or pitch…

Four small illustrated song books and a supplementary packet of visuals and worksheets are support materials for unit seven of a fine arts strand for Spanish-speaking students in grade three. The materials are for use with the teacher's guide for the unit, composed of kits 25-28. The four Spanish song books have color illustrations to accompany…

Support materials for unit eight of a bilingual fine arts strand developed for the third grade include four small song books, a supplement of instructional aids, and a ditto packet. The timetable for use of these materials is given in the teacher's guide corresponding to this instructional strand (kits 29-32). Song books have color illustrations…

The supplement and ditto packet to the fine arts strand of unit six for second graders contains visual materials to help the teacher carry out the instructional and assessment activities for the four kits of this unit. The four kits emphasize music theory and its application, rhythm, aesthetic expression, and kinds of themes and instruments.…

The supplement and ditto packet to the unit four fine arts strand for second graders contains visual materials to aid the teacher in carrying out the instructional and assessment activities of this strand. Seatwork for individual students is featured along with materials intended for class participation activities. Illustrations, provided to help…

Unit 10 of a fine arts bilingual program developed for the third grade is oriented toward the basic theme of communities around the world and supports the spiraling questions of who the individual is, what his alternatives are, how he can initiate change, and what the results of change are. This teacher's guide to kits 37-40 explains focus,…

Consisting of kits 25-28, the fine arts strand of unit seven for third grade Spanish-speaking children has as its basic theme the extended community. Learning and assessment activities support the question of how change occurs. Focus, objective, and materials needed for each activity are listed in English and Spanish; detailed teacher instructions…

Fine Arts for second graders are explored in the instructional and assessment activities in this teacher's guide to unit four. Unit four revolves around the basic theme of the neighborhood. Kits 13-16 treat the spiraling questions of who the child is, what his wants and needs are, what his resources are, and how he uses his resources. Focus,…

Fine arts for second graders are explored in the instructional and assessment activities of the fine arts strand of unit five. Four Spanish songbooks accompany kits 17-20; the recordings of the musical selections used are available on Cassette 17-20 (available separately from the Dissemination Center). The strand revolves around the theme of the…