Book Review: Vision and Voice: Extending the Literacy Spectrum, by Linda Rief

By: Nancy Kersell
Publication: The Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 2
Date: Spring 1999

Summary: Kersell finds Rief's text "a useful guidebook for reawakening our imaginations to the power of artistic expression in all its forms and sharing this appreciation with our students."

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Without plunging into theory, Rief's list of outcomes clearly demonstrates how practicing other art forms can help students discover multiple ways of knowing in the "language-rich" classroom. In particular, she stresses the value of exposing students to interdisciplinary study, reinforcing different learning styles, encouraging a spirit of inquiry, and developing research skills—certainly not original concepts, but crucial to the enrichment of our students' lives.

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