Using Art to Teach Reading Comprehension Strategies: Lesson Plans for Teachers

Jennifer Klein has worked as an elementary classroom teacher, gifted and talented teacher, and staff development teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Rockville, MD. She is currently a reading specialist for MCPS. Over the past several years, she has brought her love of literacy and art together to create after-school and summer workshops for children, including the Artist/Readers’ Workshop and the Artist/Writers’ Workshop. Elizabeth (Lisa) Stuart taught elementary art for nine years and has been the content specialist for art, theatre, and dance for Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, MD for the past five years. She loves finding ways for children to use art to deepen their understanding of other subjects and believes that all children can access the same level of understanding indifferent ways. Lisa lives in Silver Spring, Maryland with her husband, Dan, a metal sculptor, and her two children, Caitlin, and Colin.