Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
How can we understand young children s development in greater depth? How do they view the world around them, and what do they think the future might look like?Creativity in early childhood is an area of fascination for all those working with young children, and Understanding Creativity in Early Childhood investigates why children create, and what their creations mean. Chapters describe the processes and depict the outcomes of meaning-making, and of making room for children s voices through the open-ended activity of drawing. Issues examined include: the increasingly popular use of multi-modal textslinks between creativity and literacythe importance of art in early childhoodconcrete examples of children s meaning-making
Synopsis
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.