Understanding Creativity in Early Childhood: Meaning-Making and Children's Drawing

by Susan Wright

Overview

Creativity is a key theme in early childhood studies at the moment and is increasingly highlighted in all manner of early childhood academic courses. This book will form the link between creativity and literacy with concrete examples of children's meaning making, as well as offering a protocol for students to follow.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847875259
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/03/2010
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Susan Kay Wright is the Head of the Early Childhood and Special Educational Needs division at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Table of Contents

Creativity: Meaning-Making and Representation
Surfacing the Voices of Children: The Role of the Interlocutor
Intratextuality in Drawing-Telling
Drawing and Embodiment
Intertextuality: Borrowing with a Personal Stamp
Ancient Forms: New Worlds
Implications for Teaching

Editorial Reviews

'[This book] features concrete examples of children's meaning-making and is an attempt to...further understand children's development in greater depth and also to see how they view the world around them' -
Early Years Educator

'This will be an important 'seminal' text for many years in the early childhood field. Wright's work is based on her extensive research and work with young children, and her passion for this aspect of children's learning and development is evident throughout the text' - Dr Catherine Meehan, Senior Lecturer and Programme Director of BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University

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