| Abstract: | Children's drawings and writings have interested scholars, researchers, and teachers of young children for more than a century (DuCharme, 1987b). Children's graphic pictorial products and scribblings have been the source of joy and inspiration, and often humor, for adult minds. However, within the past fifteen years researchers have broadened our view of the child's graphic abilities both in writing and drawing and have allowed us to better appreciate the complex thought processes involved in the production of the delightful expressive works of children.Catherine C. DuCharme is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Early Childhood Education, Graduate School of Education, California State University, Long Beach, CA. |
