The Impact of Early Art Experiences on Literacy Development
Author: Katherina Danko-McGhee
Publisher: National Art Education Assn
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9781890160371
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The Impact of Early Visual Art Experiences on Literacy Development
Author: Judson Hagstrom
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This thesis explores the role that the visual arts have in supporting literacy development for children. Current research suggests a strong connection between integration of the arts and enhanced literacy development. Teaching the visual arts supports the work of schools trying to maintain adequate yearly progress. Connecting the visual arts to academics raises the academic bar while simultaneously supporting and increasing student achievement. It is also apparent that teaching the visual arts is culturally responsive because children are being taught how to decode the images inside their culture as well as cultures that they may be unfamiliar with. Many effective strategies are listed for using the visual arts in a holistic approach to student achievement, literacy development and visual literacy while maintaining an approach to the visual arts that nurtures cognitive and conceptual thinking."--leaf 3.
Young Children and the Arts
Author: Carol Korn-Bursztyn
Publisher: IAP
Published: 2012-04-01
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 1617357456
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYoung Children and the Arts: Nurturing Imagination and Creativity examines the place of the arts in the experiences of young and very young children at home and in out-of-home settings at school and in the community. There is great need for development of resources in the arts specifically designed to introduce babies and toddlers to participatory experiences in the visual arts, dance, music, and storytelling/theater. This book presents valuable guidelines for early childhood teachers, families, caregivers and community organizations. Young Children and the Arts presents a comprehensive approach to the arts that is aligned with early childhood developmentally appropriate practice and that combines an exploratory, materials-based approach with an aesthetic-education approach for children from birth to eight years of age. It addresses both how the arts are foundational to learning, and how teachers and parents can nurture young children’s developing imagination and creativity. The models presented emphasize a participatory approach, introducing young children to the arts through activities that call for engagement, initiative and creative activity. Additionally, Young Children and the Arts addresses the intersection of early childhood education and the arts—at points of convergence, and at moments of tension. The role of families and communities in developing and promoting arts suffused experiences for and with young children are addressed. Young Children and the Arts examines the role of innovative arts policy in supporting a broad-based early arts program across the diverse settings in which young children and their families live, work, and learn.
Making Meaning
Author: Marilyn Narey
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2008-11-07
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0387875395
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaking Meaning is a synthesis of theory, research, and practice that explicitly presents art as a meaning making process. This book provokes readers to examine their current understandings of language, literacy and learning through the lens of the various arts-based perspectives offered in this volume; provides a starting point for constructing broader, multimodal views of what it might mean to “make meaning”; and underscores why understanding arts-based learning as a meaning-making process is especially critical to early childhood education in the face of narrowly-focused, test-driven curricular reforms. Each contributor integrates this theory and research with stories of how passionate teachers, teacher-educators, and pre-service teachers, along with administrators, artists, and professionals from a variety of fields have transcended disciplinary boundaries to engage the arts as a meaning-making process for young children and for themselves.
Art
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Publisher:
Published: 2013-09-17
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780615870793
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe impact on Early Art experiences in Early Childhood Education can provide a wonderful venue to nurture literacy development for children. Being literate in art, gives young children an advantage in learning to read and write. They can experience studying lines and shapes. They will also learn that colors can heighten awareness, facilitate word comprehension, and foster the development of reading and writing skills. When engaging in a variety of early art experiences, children are trained to be observant and to look for details. They will develop visual discrimination skills that are crucial for reading and writing. Quality art experiences can also expand vocabulary and comprehension skills, while enriching critical thinking skills.Teaching art provides young children with authentic learning experiences that will continue to engage their minds, hearts, and bodies in years to follow, even into adulthood. This learning of art gives children the experiences that are real and meaningful for them. I'm constantly reminded that art is the heart and soul of high - quality learning experiences through my students. I've seen in my preschool classroom the growth that develops when they are exposed to art. Something as simple as pulling out different materials to create a collage or having primary colors available to create secondary colors is an introduction to art.
Visible Learning in Early Childhood
Author: Kateri Thunder
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2021-09-13
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1071825704
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMake learning visible in the early years Early childhood is a uniquely sensitive time, when young learners are rapidly developing across multiple domains, including language and literacy, mathematics, and motor skills. Knowing which teaching strategies work best and when can have a significant impact on a child’s development and future success. Visible Learning in Early Childhood investigates the critical years between ages 3 and 6 and, backed by evidence from the Visible Learning® research, explores seven core strategies for learning success: working together as evaluators, setting high expectations, measuring learning with explicit success criteria, establishing developmentally appropriate levels of learning, viewing mistakes as opportunities, continually seeking feedback, and balancing surface, deep, and transfer learning. The authors unpack the symbiotic relationship between these seven tenets through Authentic examples of diverse learners and settings Voices of master teachers from the US, UK, and Australia Multiple assessment and differentiation strategies Multidisciplinary approaches depicting mathematics, literacy, art and music, social-emotional learning, and more Using the Visible Learning research, teachers partner with children to encourage high expectations, developmentally appropriate practices, the right level of challenge, and a focus on explicit success criteria. Get started today and watch your young learners thrive!
Talking Beyond the Page
Author: Janet Evans
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-10-28
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1000155137
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTalking Beyond the Page shows how different kinds of picturebooks can be used with children of all ages and highlights the positive educational gains to be made from reading, sharing, talking and writing about picturebooks. With contributions from some of the world's leading experts, chapters in this book consider how: children think about and respond to visual images and other aspects of picturebooks children’s responses can be qualitatively improved by encouraging them to think and talk about picturebooks before, during and after reading them the non-text features of picturebooks, when considered in their own right, can help readers to make more sense out of the book different kinds of picturebooks, such as wordless, postmodern, multimodal and graphic novels, are structured children can respond creatively to picturebooks as art forms picturebooks can help children deal with complex issues in their lives Talking beyond the Page also includes an exclusive interview with Anthony Browne who shares thoughts about his work as an author illustrator. This inspiring and thought provoking book is essential reading for teachers, student teachers, literacy consultants, academics interested in picturebook research and those organising and teaching on teacher education courses in children’s literature and literacy.
Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2015-07-23
Total Pages: 587
ISBN-13: 0309324882
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChildren are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.
Writing
Author: Elena L. Grigorenko
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 1848728123
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. It is an invaluable resource for researchers interested in language and cognition, and also educators and clinicians.
Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Read and Write
Author: Lesley Mandel Morrow
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
Published: 2013-08-27
Total Pages: 559
ISBN-13: 1292033584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn integrated language arts approach to literacy development that brings early childhood perspectives on how children learn in pre-kindergarten though grade three, together with explicit teaching of literacy skills and strategies teachers need to make it all work. Pre-service and in-service teachers get a wealth of valuable information for making children active participants in the process of literacy development with this integrated approach to language arts. The book encourages teaching reading, writing, listening, thinking, and viewing at the same time, using each skill to develop the others, and discusses both constructivist problem-solving teaching and more explicit systematic instruction. Through both theoretical and research-based rationales, plus extensive practical applications, renowned author Lesley Mandel Morrow presents literacy development as an active process between children and adults to create meaning and real purpose–and helps pre- and in-service teachers grasp the scope and complexity of early literacy development. This comprehensive, balanced approach to literacy teaching and learning covers oral language development, word study, phonological awareness, phonics, comprehension, listening and writing. The reader is provided with a complete picture of early literacy development.
