Visual Literacy: Rethinking the Role of Arts in Education

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This trailer introduces a short documentary film that follows students, teachers, and museum staff through a year of working together. Produced by the Yale Center for British Art, the film focuses on the role art can play in teaching literacy and on a unique partnership between the museum and local schools. Through a series of interviews with students, educators, and experts in the field, the film outlines the challenges teachers currently face with writing instruction and the unique role the visual arts can play in child development.