Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood by Ruth Churchill Churchill Dower
Recognising the importance of creative learning processes and the arts for young children's physical, social and emotional development, this book provides guidance for early childhood practitioners to encourage creativity in their settings. Each chapter includes reflective questions and strategies that can be implemented in daily practice.
Capturing the inherent creativity of children and using it to empower, learn and change children themselves - and us - is what makes this book such a great readChurchill Dower makes the case that language, social interaction and positive brain development are just the beginning of what being creative can deliver for society via our children. Exploration and the very joy of play our only limited by our imaginations. -- Gregory Lane, Soho Family Centre
In a culture where children are increasingly represented by numbers this thought-provoking book is an essential, much needed read. Research based throughout leaving you with a passionate desire to bring creativity to the forefront of education. Ruth balances knowledge of the crucial importance of creativity in early years with practical, motivating methods and questions for reflection to inspire, challenge and improve practise. -- Kate Shelley, Tales Toolkit
In a culture where children are increasingly represented by numbers this thought-provoking book is an essential, much needed read. Research based throughout leaving you with a passionate desire to bring creativity to the forefront of education. Ruth balances knowledge of the crucial importance of creativity in early years with practical, motivating methods and questions for reflection to inspire, challenge and improve practise. -- Kate Shelley, Tales Toolkit
Ruth Churchill Dower is the Director of Earlyarts, which she established in 2002. She is also a trainer, consultant and speaker and has written a number of articles on the topic of creativity in the early years, including for The Guardian. She lives in Holmfirth, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785926136 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785926136 |
| Title | Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood |
| Author | Ruth Churchill Churchill Dower |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Year published | 2019-12-19 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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