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and in ways that directly connect and transfer to a child's lived experience (Luftig, 2000). Furthermore, arts integration is foundational to sound pedagogical practice "because it: (a) is congruent with…how we think and learn; (b) highlights and promotes…learning for understanding and transfer; and (c) catalyzes creativity" (Marshall, 2005, p. 227). Arts integration promotes transfer of knowledge across contexts, enabling learners to take ideas from one discipline and creatively apply them to other disciplines (Brown, 2001; Conti, Amabile, & Pollak, 1995; Martindale, 1995) utilizing "motivation, interest, effort, and opportunity" (Jalongo, 2003, p. 218). The major objectives of arts integration programs are to provide equity of opportunity to students, while positively affecting academic performance. Several arts integration programs have demonstrated student academic achievement through the arts (

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