1. Rock Star Revolutionaries
Presentation One……Introduction
Rationale: To build rapport with community through
building connections and promote buy in towards and arts
integration methodology to promote parent and
community involvement while promoting social skills in
order to produce a well balanced child with the ability to
effectively communicate with his peers and family, using
his arts and talents.

2. What research is there that students relate better to human
characters in order to teach a lesson, whether moral or
academic?
Cite maroon abnormal behavioral research
Weblink to follow:
http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/theshow/episodes/inspected-by-4
Video: Showing Inspector Four from Sesame Street
Real Life Connection: Ms. Polley with “4” hat on….going
to kindergarten looking for sets of four, with follow-up
Power point posted to Pinterest for teachers to pull up in
class utilizing video and questions on flash screen via
Powerpoint presentation to familiarize with vocabulary.

3. What research supports using
human characters in shows like
Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers?

4. What is the evidence that children benefit from a
human character to teach a lesson or convey a
message?
Children's Education Initiatives In Northern Ireland |
Sesame Tree
After decades of division, finding common
ground…in a tree.
In regions with histories of conflict, Sesame
Street helps to promote respect and understanding
among children of all backgrounds.
How do we do this? By developing programs and
initiatives in collaboration with local educational
experts, producers, and puppeteers (read more about
our process). And by using the most disarming
ambassadors of open-mindedness: the Sesame Street
Muppets.
While deep-rooted mindsets won’t change
overnight, Sesame’s lovable characters can help
today’s kids grow up to be more tolerant parents for the
next generation of children. This kind of “Muppet
diplomacy” is now at work in
Israel, Palestine, Kosovo, Jordan, Egypt, and

5. What is the evidence it is necessary
to address multiple intelligences
when presenting instructional
material?
Every student has his/her own personal learning style that they prefer
more than
the others. However, it is important to recognize that many of the
students who struggle
to read are usually tactile kinesthetic learners who benefit from handson approaches and
interventions (Bear 2000). Since the number of students that have
difficulty grasping
basic reading and spelling skills continues to grow, it is important for
educators to
implement a literacy program that incorporates all of the learning
styles. A multisensory learning approach may be more beneficial to
students with learning disabilities who are struggling to read.
http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/resources/documents/riggs.pdf

6. How can repeated reading of a given text help to benefit student learning of a
given text while considering various learning styles?
Source: http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/resources/documents/riggs.pdf
As evidenced in Figure 2, interventions such as changing the student’s seating
position within the classroom, reading aloud text, graphic organizers, and rapid word
recognition drills were successful in improving both students’ overall reading text levels
as well as their reading fluency rates. It is the researcher’s opinion that these
interventions are successful in helping to improve students with learning disabilities
overall reading ability and therefore these recommendations are highly recommended.
Figure 2. Progression of students’ reading fluency (words per minute)

7. What is the evidence that tying multi-sensory modifications in
presentation of language arts curriculum will help identified at-risk
learners with diverse learning styles?
The research that is
used to qualify students
for special education
states that students
need their individual
learning styles
identified as strengths
and needs with
evidence to show that
they need specially
designed systematic
instruction to show
growth over time.
Timed repeating
reading increases
oral reading fluency
as measured with
Recommendations and Conclusions
The debate over which interventions
are best when teaching children to read
continues throughout each and every
school in America. Within schools there
will continue to be a population of
students identified with learning
disabilities who will struggle to acquire the
basic reading and spelling skills that come
easily to their typically developing peers.
During the elementary years, it is most
crucial for students to master the basic
reading and spelling skills necessary for
their entire academic career. Reading is a
fundamental part of daily life making it a
lifelong skill that each and every student
needs in order to be successful as an

8. Starships were meant to fly, hands up, up towards the
sky….
Adjectives to describe mood and tone, consider character change over time, if
applicable:
Hope, victorious, perseverant, dedication, determination