A perspective on artistic creativity developed by an artist and a psychologist is presented. The artist approaches art as a semiotic system built upon relations between visual isomorphisms. The psychologist is concerned with the origins of analogical thought in children's symbolic play and its possible maturation into a component of adult…

While group singing of composed songs and the singing that takes place during circle games are the commonest forms of music instruction for young children, children should also be encouraged to engage in free musical play or spontaneous singing. In spontaneous singing, the child creates a song at a moment's notice while engaged in play. Free…

A recent Australian controversy over the representation of a same-sex family on national children's television highlighted the fact that early childhood remains a domain of strongly defended heteronormative family privilege. The authors use this controversial event as a springboard into an analysis of the interplay between the hegemonic discourses…

Coping behavior was assessed for 74 children, at 2-1/2 years of age in an experimental barrier situation and at 7-1/2 years of age a novel play situation. Analyses indicate relationships between effective coping behaviors and other measures of child development in the preschool and early school-age periods. (SDH)

To demonstrate that a pediatric clinic provides a natural framework for an educational program involving parents as the primary teachers of young children, a parent education program was incorporated into the playroom program of the Mount Sinai Hospital Pediatric Clinic in New York City. (Author/CS)

Recent court decisions demand that handicapped children receive equal educational opportunities, and that proper facilities be provided. A special report provides an up-to-date picture of the problems and describes how some schools and colleges are providing proper facilities for handicapped students. (Author/MLF)

A discussion of two responsibilities of teachers and educators: (1) to enrich the quality of play in the early childhood classrooms; and (2) to help parents understand and accept the play situation as a learning environment. (SDH)

Presented for parents of handicapped children is a listing of approximately 600 references. The books in the first section deal with the following five topics relevant to all handicaps: basic information; home teaching and playing techniques; experiences of other parents; and current issues such as advocacy, employment, prevention, and sex…

Described for parents and teachers of children 3- to 8-years-old (handicapped and nonhandicapped) are 50 easily constructed homemade learning games. It is explained that the games may be especially helpful in classrooms where handicapped children are mainstreamed with nonhandicapped children. Arranged alphabetically by title, each entry provides…

Solidly based experimental and experiential evidence indicates that play can serve as a powerful support and energizer in the early childhood education curriculum. (CS)

This paper is based on an ethno-semantic study of the development, use, and intersection of the adult and child activity domains of work and play. The author draws from Piaget's genetic epistemology and uses Gearing's ethnographic approach presented in SO 504 073. Availability information is given in SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

Major attention is given to the relationships between behaving organisms and the information in their environments. Case studies are examined that involve deliberate design of relationships between people and information that increase opportunities for learning. (Author/MLF)

Based on a paper presented at the 1968 annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Assoc.