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The Arts and Meaning-Making with Children

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Edited by , University of Melbourne
Published 2025

Description

Quality arts education delivered in early childhood has a positive impact on children's early development and learning. The Arts and Meaning-Making with Children focuses on arts in early childhood through the lenses of 'play' and 'meaning making'. Examples of creative arts such as drawing, painting, sculpture, movement, music, dramatising and storytelling are provided alongside theoretical principles, to showcase how children can express ideas and make meaning from early ages. Each chapter includes case studies, examples of arts-based research, links to…

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Key features

  • Illustrations of practice exemplify quality through the arts in early childhood contexts
  • Aligned to the Early Years Learning Framework
  • Susan Wright is highly regarded in Early Childhood Education

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