Benefits of Research for Children Since I had no personal stories to share about the positive effects of research I decided to find an article that discussed positive research findings on a topic I am interested in. As I searched the Walden Library, I came across an article concerning an arts- integrated approach to emergent literacy and school readiness. I had thought about this and wondered if we under estimate the use of creative arts as a method of teaching academic areas but never had any reason to investigate it further. This article peaked my interest. My experience and formal education both support the notion that children learn best through multi-sensory approaches. The article reported out on a study that looked at the impact of using an arts-integrated approach to introduce emergent literacy skills. Often we tend to silo learning into specific domains. In early childhood education, experiences children have in the arts are often viewed as brief opportunities for creative expression and not real learning (Phillips, Gorton, Pinciotti, Sachsen, 2010). The goal of the research was to investigate the premise that young children acquire many of the skills that support emergent literacy in a variety of ways including experiences they have in the arts. The findings of the research were not definitive but did show there was a relationship between the skills gained through all forms of creative arts and emergent literacy. The conclusion the researchers came to was that young children gain knowledge in many ways that can than tie into many domains related to school readiness and also that additional research was necessary to more clearly define the specific details of what works best when integrating the arts into introducing the skills in the area of emergent literacy ( Phillips, et al, 2010). I found this especially interesting since I personally believe that young children are learning in all that they experience be it formal teacher led instructional experiences or completely child driven learning. it also aligned with my thinking in terms of children's learning being very individualized. By giving children as many multi-sensory experiences as possible and integrating different methods of introducing the knowledge, I feel there is a greater possibility for more children to be gain the knowledge and be successful. Reference Phillips,R., Gorton, R., Pinciotti, P., & Sachdev, A., (2010). Promising findings on preschooler's emergent literacy and school readiness in arts-integrated early childhood settings. Early Childhood Education, 38, 111-122. Retrieved from the Walden Library Education Research Complete database.