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Peer reviewedGambell, Trevor J. – English Quarterly, 1986
Discusses early experiences of children with literature, and the development of and growth in their response to literature. Argues for a response-centered, rather than criticism-centered, curriculum. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedEgan, Kieran – Childhood Education, 1997
Argues that the arts are basic to educational development, as they provide the tools and skills that are central to early language development including story, metaphor, rhyme and rhythm, binary structuring and mediation, image formation from words, affective abstraction, and others that underlie more complex learning. (Author)
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Education, Child Development
