Description
Book Synopsis"If you know and love young children, find a way to read this book. Here you will discover the hidden talents of young children for complexity, design, and tenacity for learning... a wonderful addition to the too-small library of quality books on young children's learning through art."
Shirley Brice Heath, Professor Emerita, Stanford University and Professor at Large, Brown University, USA
"This book is unique in giving an in-depth account of the way young children approach drawing at home and at school. It shows the cognitive value of drawing in childrenâs intellectual and emotional development and sets out the truly extraordinary range of drawing types that are used and understood by three to six year oldsâ. It is an invaluable experience."
Professor Ken Baynes, Department of Design and Technology, Loughborough University, UK
This book explores how young children learn to draw and draw to learn, at home and school. It provides support for practitioners in developing a p
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Young children making meaning at home and school
Chapter Two Young children learning to draw
Chapter Three Overview of the project
Chapter Four Luke’s story
Chapter Five Simon’s story
Chapter Six Holly’s story
Chapter Seven Lianne’s story
Chapter Eight Themes from the seven children’s drawings
Chapter Nine Implications
