The Art of Teaching Art to Children: In School and at Home
Beal has taught art to children at the Village Community School  in New York for 25 years. Her method involves encouraging  long-term familiarity with art materials so that children ages  five to ten can master the materials and use them to express  their own life experiences. In chapters on collage, painting,  clay, drawing, printmaking, and 3-D construction, Beal discusses  how to set up the art situation and how to speak to children  about their artwork to encourage their creative expression.  Short sections at the end of the chapters discuss what materials  and techniques are best suited for use at home. Although  recommendations are given about how to present each kind of art  material to children, the level of detail provided is  insufficient for readers who are not already familiar with the  handling of the materials. Recommended for specialized  collections in art education. Kathryn Wekselman, M.Ln.,  CincinnatiCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.