Arts-Related Research Articles

Anderson, S.A. & Fuller, G.B. (2010).  Effects of music on reading comprehension of
      junior high school students.  School Psychology Quarterly, v. 25, n. 3, 178-187.

Bloor, A.J. (2009).  The rhythm’s gonna get ya’—background music in primary
      classrooms and its effect on behavior and attainment.  Emotional & Behavioral Difficulties, v. 14, n. 4, 261-274.

Catterall, J. (2009).  Doing well and doing good by doing art:  A 12-year longitudinal
      study of arts education—effects on the achievements and values of Young Adults.  Los Angeles, CA: l-Group Books.

Catterall, J. (2007).  Learning in the visual arts and the worldviews of young children: 
      Lessons from the skid row.  Cambridge Journal of Education.

Catterall, J. (2006).  Enhancing peer conflict resolution skills through drama:  an
      experimental study.  Research in Drama Education. 

Catterall, J. (2005).  The arts and education:  New opportunities for research. 
      Washington, DC:  The Arts Education Partnership and the American Educational Research Association.

Colwell, C.M. & Murless, K.D. (2002).  Music activities (singing vs. chanting) as a vehicle
      for reading accuracy of children with learning disabilities:  A pilot study.
      Music Therapy Perspectives, v. 20, n. 1, 13-19.

Etaugh, C. & Michals, D. (1975).  Effects on reading comprehension of preferred music
      and frequency of studying to music.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, v. 41, n. 2, 553-554.

Forgeard, M.; Schlaug, G.; Norton, A.; Rosam, C.; Lyengar, U.; & Winner, E. (2008).  The
      relation between music and phonological processing in normal-reading children and children with dyslexia. 
      Music Perception, v. 25, n. 4, 383-390.

Freeburne, C.M. & Fleischer, M.S. (1952).  The effect of music distraction upon reading
      rate and comprehension.  Journal of Educational Psychology, v. 43, n. 2, 101-109.

Hall, J.C. (1952).  The effect of background music on the reading comprehension of 278
      8th and 9th grade students.  Journal of Educational Research, 45, 451-458.

Hallam, S.; Price, J.; & Katsarou, G. (Jun, 2002).  The effects of background music on
      primary school pupils’ task performance.  Educational Studies, v. 28, n. 2, 111-122.

Henderson, M.T.; Crews, A.; & Barlow, J. (1945).  A study of the effect of music
      distraction on reading efficiency.  Journal of Applied Psychology, v. 29, n. 4, 313-317.

Hilliard, O.M. & Tolin, P. (1979).  Effect of familiarity with background music on
      performance of simple and difficult reading comprehension tasks.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, v. 49, n. 3, 713-714.

Kaper, W.B. & Coleman, G. (1982).  Effects of music on motor performance by learning
      disabled children in elementary school.  International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v. 5, n. 1, 74-75.

Kawamura, M.; Midroikawa, A.; &  Kezuka, M. (2000).  Cerebral localization of the center
      for reading and writing music.  NeuroReport:  For Rapid Communication of Neuroscience Research, v. 11, n. 14,
      3299-3303.

Keehn, S. (2003).  The effect of instruction and practice through Readers Theatre on
      young readers’ oral reading fluency.  Reading Research and Instruction, v. 42, n. 4, 40-61.

Kvet, E.J. (1985).  Excusing elementary school students from regular classroom
      activities for the study of instrumental music:  The effect on sixth-grade reading, language,
      and mathematics achievement. 
      Journal of Research in Music Education, v. 33, n. 1, 45-54.

Lamb, S.J. & Gregory, A.H. (1993).  The relationship between music and reading in
      beginning readers.  Educational Psychology, v. 13, n. 1, 19-27.

McLaughlin, T.F.; Helm, J.L. (1993).  Use of contingent music to increase academic
      performance of middle-school students.  Psychological Reports, v. 72, n. 2, 658.

Patel, A.D. (2008).  Music, language, and the brain.  NY:  Oxford University Press.            

Patel, A.D. (2003).  Rhythm in language and music:  Parallels and differences.  Annals of
      the NY Academy of Sciences, 999:140-143.

Register, D. (2004).  The effects of live music groups versus an educational children’s
      television program on the emergent literacy of young children.  Journal of Music Therapy, v. 41, n. 1, 2-27.

Register, D. (2001).  The effects of an early intervention music curriculum on
      prereading/writing.  Journal of Music Therapy, v. 38, n. 3, 239-248.

Register, D.; Darrow, A.; Standley, J.; & Swedberg, O. (2007).  The use of music to
      enhance reading skills in second grade students and students with reading disabilities. 
      Journal of Music Therapy, v. 44, n. 1, 23-37.

Savan, A. (1999).  The effect of background music on learning.  Psychology of Music, v.
      27, n. 2, 138-146.

Southgate, D.E. & Roscigno, V.J.  (2009).  The impact of music on childhood and
      adolescent achievement.  Social Science Quarterly, v. 90, n. 1, 4-21.

Stweart, L.; Walsh, V.; & Frith, U. (2004).  Reading music modifies spatial mapping in
      pianists.  Perception & Pschyophysics, v. 66, n. 2, 183-195.

Tucker, A. & Bushman, B.J. (1991).  Effects of rock and roll music on mathematical,
      verbal, and reading comprehension performance.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, v. 72, n. 3, 942.

Wheeler, L.R. & Wheeler, V.D. (1952).  The relationship between music reading and
      language reading abilities.  Journal of Educational Research, v. 45, 439-450.