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Direct linkThompson, Susan C. – National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2005
Art and literacy experiences can be integrated into the classroom to great effect, and in this book, the author demonstrates that. Interpreting and creating pictorial representations is an important step on the road to literacy, as is experimenting with combinations of symbols and text. When teachers value and support children's symbolic…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Activities, Creativity, Literacy Education
