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The Colors of Learning: Integrating the Visual Arts Into the Early Childhood » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of The Colors of Learning: Integrating the Visual Arts Into the Early Childhood by Rosemary Althouse

Authors: Rosemary Althouse, Margaret H. Johnson, Sharon T. Mitchell
ISBN-13: 9780807742747, ISBN-10: 0807742740
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Date Published: November 2002
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Rosemary Althouse

Book Synopsis

Unique in its creativity and depth of understanding, The Colors of Learning will change the way that teachers think about and react to children's artwork. Promoting the integration of visual art into all early childhood curriculum areas, this volume will help early childhood professionals to present in-depth art experiences to children so that they become engrossed in expressing their ideas and newly learned concepts through art media. This user-friendly volume features actual classroom dialogue throughout the text and many illustrations of children's art, including some in full color.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1Integrating Art into the Early Childhood Curriculum1
Ch. 2Creating an Inviting Environment for Art Expression12
Ch. 3Art Media, Tools, and Technological Resources That Foster Language Expression in Art25
Ch. 4Beginning Investigations in Art41
Ch. 5Guiding Children's Art Through Language54
Ch. 6Children Learn About Artists and Themselves as Artists81
Ch. 7Collaborating with Parents and Colleagues103
Ch. 8Reflections112
App. AChildren's Art Development126
App. BArt Talk: Language of Art130
References139
Index143
About the Authors149

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