Art Time in the Classroom

I thought this was well written and worth posting.

"Art can be an important part of education for special needs students. It provides them with a hands-on way to express themselves and experience the joy of completing projects that are fun to do. Often, special needs students have a harder time experiencing success with hands-on activities, due to motor, visual, and tactile impairments. With art projects, however, all students can succeed.

It's important that teachers have patience when helping special needs students with art projects. Reacting with impatience may cause the special needs child undue anxiety and make the task far less pleasurable. Teachers should make the point of the art activity the actual process rather than the finished result. Letting the child know that his/her artwork is special and unique throughout the process can help him/her become more confident...."

http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/20905.aspx

Art Time in the Classroom