Finding Joy, Meaning and Confidence in Writing: Using Embodied Arts-Based Practices with Children in the Primary Grades
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Article Title | Finding Joy, Meaning and Confidence in Writing: Using Embodied Arts-Based Practices with Children in the Primary Grades |
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ERA Journal ID | 20179 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Curtis, Elizabeth, Delaney, Nicole and Watson, Marthy |
Journal Title | Early Childhood Education Journal |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0092-4199 |
1082-3301 | |
1573-1707 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01811-9 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10643-024-01811-9 |
Abstract | The experience of joy and shared joyful moments benefits children’s learning, development and wellbeing. The arts engage the senses, imagination and creativity in meaning making and expression of ideas. Learning through the arts is often collaborative and embodied. This paper reports on a study which explored the use of arts-based practices in teaching writing with children mostly aged seven to nine years. Teachers intentionally adopted arts-based practices to reconnect with active, embodied and creative ways of exploring content and connect multiple ways of meaning making for children. This research affirmed that children benefitted from intentionally adopting arts-based practices to help facilitate student’s writing. |
Keywords | Arts-based practices ; Early childhood; Literacy ; Writing ; Joy |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) |
Public Notes | The accessible file is the accepted version of the paper. Please refer to the URL for the published version. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zqq46/finding-joy-meaning-and-confidence-in-writing-using-embodied-arts-based-practices-with-children-in-the-primary-grades
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