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9780595088867

Developing Cognitive and Creative Skills Through Art: Programs for Children With Communication Disorders or Learning Disabilities

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    9780595088867

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    0595088864

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-04-01
  • Publisher: Textstream

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Summary

How and why readers can use art procedures to assess and develop cognitive skills and emotional strengths. This fourth, revised edition updates research studies using the procedures. "The whys and wherefores regarding the use of art with children who have communication problems in general and hearing impairments in particular. Silver's book has become a classic in this area." -American Journal of Art Therapy

Author Biography

Rawley Silver has received the Honorary Life Member award from the American Art Therapy Association. Dr. Silver also received its annual award for research in

Table of Contents

List of Tables
viii
List of Figures
x
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Part One The Role of Art
Cognition
5(24)
Nonverbal Thinking
5(4)
Organizing and Representing Experiences
9(1)
Left and Right Hemisphere Thinking
10(1)
Establishing Patterns for Language to Follow
11(3)
Learning New Words
14(2)
Activating or Reinforcing Language
16(2)
Transfer of Learning
18(2)
Imaginary Play
20(1)
Abstract Thinking
21(4)
Recall
25(4)
Adjustment
29(20)
Fulfilling Wishes Vicariously
29(1)
Testing Reality
29(4)
Expressing Unacceptable Feelings in an Acceptable Way
33(2)
Obtaining Relief from Tension
35(3)
Self-Monitoring
38(1)
Personal Involvement
39(3)
Experiencing Control Over People and Events
42(1)
Transfer of Behavior
43(6)
Assessment
49(14)
Clues to Perception of Self and Others
51(2)
Clues to Interests and Concerns
53(4)
Clues to Assessing a Child's Development
57(2)
Clues to Change
59(4)
Expectations
63(16)
Miguel
64(1)
Paul
65(1)
David
66(2)
Ralph
68(1)
Charlie
69(5)
Maureen
74(5)
Creative Skills
79(26)
First Study: Handicapped Children in Four Schools
80(4)
Second Study: A Demonstration Project For Hearing-Impaired Children and Adults
84(13)
Third Study: State Urban Education Project for Children with Language and Hearing Impairments
97(8)
Part Two Developing Cognitive and Creative Skills
Issues, Objectives, and Methods
105(12)
Questions at Issue
105(3)
Working with Any Child or Adult
108(3)
Working with Handicapped Children and Adults
111(6)
The Cognitive Skills Under Consideration
117(4)
Ability to Associate and Represent Concepts Through Drawing From Imagination
121(20)
Rationale
121(1)
Testing Procedures
122(16)
Remediation
138(1)
Results
139(2)
Ability to Order Sequentially and Conserve Through Painting, Modeling Clay, and Predictive Drawing
141(20)
Rationale
141(2)
Testing Procedures
143(5)
Remediation
148(3)
Results
151(10)
Ability to Perceive and Represent Concepts of Space Through Drawing From Observation
161(18)
Rationale
161(5)
Testing Procedures
166(6)
Remediation
172(3)
Results
175(1)
Observations
176(3)
Case Studies
179(24)
Burt
179(9)
Vito
188(5)
Stroke Patients
193(10)
Statistical Analyses
203(28)
State Urban Education Project for Language- and Hearing-Impaired Children
203(22)
Art Program for Children with Learning Disabilities
225(6)
Discussion and Conclusions
231(6)
Cognitive Abilities
231(2)
Creative Ability
233(3)
Conclusions
236(1)
Epilogue, 1986 237(12)
Stimulus Drawings
237(1)
A Drawing Test
237(2)
National Institute of Education Project
239(4)
Subsequent Research
243(6)
Epilogue, 1989 249(6)
Gender Differences in the Emotional Content of Drawings
249(2)
Relationships Between Strongly Negative Responses and Depressive Illness
251(4)
Epilogue, 1999 255(8)
The Cognitive Content of Responses to Simulus Drawing Tasks
255(3)
The Emotional Content of Responses to Stimulus Drawing Tasks
258(5)
References 263(6)
Index 269

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