Research in Review. Symbol Makers, Symbol Weavers: How Children Link Play, Pictures and Print.

Dyson, Anne Haas

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ERIC Number: EJ402928

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Publication Date: 1990

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Research in Review. Symbol Makers, Symbol Weavers: How Children Link Play, Pictures and Print.

Dyson, Anne Haas

Young Children, v45 n2 p50-57 Jan 1990

Discusses the developmental process that allows children to use symbols to represent their experienced world and to construct imagined worlds. Emphasizes the critical role of art and play in children's growth as symbol makers. (BB)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Freehand Drawing, Interpersonal Relationship, Literacy, Literature Reviews, Pretend Play, Public Education, Symbolic Learning, Teacher Role, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; ERIC Publications; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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