Using art to make summer school more interesting
<p><span word="June">June</span>, <span word="July">July</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="break">break</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="STUDENT">STUDENT</span>: "<span word="People">People</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> …"</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bushman">Bushman</span> <span word="Elementary">Elementary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="art">art</span>. <span word="Visual">Visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="instructor">instructor</span> <span word="Ron">Ron</span> <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combine">combine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>.</p><p><span word="RON">RON</span> <span word="OLIVER">OLIVER</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> -- <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> -- <span word="they">they</span> <span word="thrive">thrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span>.</p><p><span word="BOY">BOY</span>: "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>."</p><p><span word="GIRL">GIRL</span>: "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="words">words</span>."</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="Gloria">Gloria</span> <span word="Pegram">Pegram</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>.</p>
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