Event Details:
Music can serve as a powerful tool for reinforcing language, literacy, and content learning in adult education. This webinar explores how music activities can support memory retention, language development, and learner motivation. Drawing on key research from cognitive psychology, second language acquisition, and educational neuroscience, participants will learn how rhythm, melody, and repetition enhance learning outcomes across ESOL, ABE, and GED contexts. This session will offer practical, low-prep strategies for using songs, and rhythm-based tasks to energize instruction and deepen learning.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify how music supports memory, motivation, and language development in adult learners, drawing from key research findings.
- Identify the benefits of using music in instruction across adult education learning contexts.
- Analyze examples of effective, low-prep music activities—such as songs, and rhythm-based exercises—that reinforce vocabulary, fluency, and content understanding.
- Apply a music-based strategy to enhance learner engagement and retention.
Date: December 17, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
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