{"product_id":"visual-thinking-strategies-for-preschool-philip-yenawine-9781682531570","title":"Visual Thinking Strategies for Preschool: Using Art to Enhance Literacy and Social Skills","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisual Thinking Strategies for Preschool \u003c\/i\u003eshows how teachers can add visual thinking strategies (VTS) to their existing curriculum to encourage language, critical thinking, and social skills for children ages three to five.\u003c\/b\u003e In this sequel to his popular book, \u003ci\u003eVisual Thinking Strategies\u003c\/i\u003e, author Philip Yenawine describes using art and other visual experiences to create engaging and powerful learner-centered environments for young children just beginning their formal school experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImplemented in hundreds of schools, districts, and cultural institutions, the VTS teaching method features an open‐ended conversation about a selected work of art. Teachers facilitate the group conversation using simple questions: \"What's going on in this picture?,\" \"What do you see that makes you think that?,\" and \"What more can we find?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book provides transcripts and analysis of classroom conversations as a means of illustrating the range of ways VTS can be used with preschoolers. Drawing on interviews with preschool teachers from public, private, and charter schools from around the country, Yenawine highlights the benefits of these discussions for students, including English language learners and students with special needs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisual Thinking Strategies for Preschool\u003c\/i\u003e provides teachers with another means to teach language and social skills, and introduces students to the treasures found in art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Yenawine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682531570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682531570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Education PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Philip Yenawine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979541512447,"sku":"9781682531570","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c5aade4-d580-4403-ba4f-376754cc25ba.jpg?v=1683245939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/visual-thinking-strategies-for-preschool-philip-yenawine-9781682531570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}