Teaching Children Art

Teaches basic “art literacy,” which is the ability to understand art concepts, in addition to facts and technical skills, and how to apply these concepts with intelligence and discrimination in both studio art and art criticism. KEY TOPICS: Emphasis on Problem solving and critical thinking with particular attention to visual perception and nonverbal thought. Addresses “basic literacy” in aesthetics, art criticism, and art history, as well as in the studio arts. Addresses stages of universal development (Piaget) and nonuniversal development (D.H. Feldman) within the context of graphic development (Lowenfeld) and aesthetic development (Parsons). For elementary school teachers (especially elementary art teachers). Also, a useful book for students studying elementary education and curriculum development.