Download or read book Art and Creative Development for Young Children written by Robert Schirrmacher and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art and Creative Development for young Children, 5E, written for early childhood professionals and those preparing to work with children in child care, preschool, or a Kindergarten through third grade setting, is a comprehensive, must-have resource for setting up a developmentally appropriate art program. This updated text takes a child-centered approach to art education. It covers the important issues of creative experience, art and the developing child, special needs and diversity, children's artistic development, planning, developing, implementing and evaluating art, integrating art across the curriculum, roles and strategies that facilitate children's artistic expression, evaluation and assessment.