TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pelo,Ann
TI  - The language of art: inquiry-based studio practices in early childhood settings 
SN  - 9781929610990 (pbk.)
AV  - LB1139.5.A78 P45 2007
U1  - 372.5 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - St. Paul, MN
PB  - Redleaf Press
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Reggio Emilia
KW  - Art
KW  - Study and teaching (Early childhood)
KW  - Creative activities and arts
KW  - BCACCS
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 139); General guidelines for studio explorations -- Exploring textures and movement -- Cornstarch and water -- Fingerpaint -- Easel painting -- Exploring color -- Black and white paints -- Tempera paints -- Watercolor paints -- Oil pastels and chalk pastels -- Three-dimensional media -- First steps into clay : stage one -- First steps into clay : stage two -- Further steps into clay -- Found materials and loose parts -- Wire -- Representational drawing and painting -- Still-life portraits -- Self-portraits -- Murals -- Growing a culture of inquiry through art -- Using art media to grow long-term investigations -- To see takes time : a long-term investigation into the lives of leaves; Professional
N2  - Presents a guide to early childhood learning based on the Reggio approach, which emphasizes investigation through arts such as drawing and painting, through interaction with others, and via a self-guided curriculum, with advice for setting up a studio space and encouraging long-term investigation
ER  -