The language of art

"Advocating practices backed by a strong theoretical framework, [this book] provides: advice on setting up a studio space for art and inquiry in your early childhood classroom or family child care home ; fifteen studio explorations on topics such as texture, color, and sculpting, designed to help children begin to develop fluency in art ; suggestions for documenting children's developing fluency with art media and its use in inquiry ; guidelines, with illustrative stories, for using a child's newfound ability as a tool for investigation"-- Back cover.