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<p>Visual arts media in pre-school and early school years and development of children’s drawing are well researched. However, when one considers that children are endowed with a talent for visual arts, the research is not as comprehensive and clear-cut. The signs of freedom of expression and imagination, intuitiveness and originality, an inclination to individual work, high sensitivity, and other indicators begin to show soon after visual art gifted (VAG) children enter the representative stages of visual arts. This article was based on a longitudinal case study that was carried out to show some aspects of the functioning of a VAG child in pre-school and early school years and to make some suggestions on how to consider the needs of VAG children.</p>
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Visual arts media in pre-school and early school years and development of children’s drawing are well researched. However, when one considers that children are endowed with a talent for visual arts, the research is not as comprehensive and clear-cut. The signs of freedom of expression and imagination, intuitiveness and originality, an inclination to individual work, high sensitivity, and other indicators begin to show soon after visual art gifted (VAG) children enter the representative stages of visual arts. This article was based on a longitudinal case study that was carried out to show some aspects of the functioning of a VAG child in pre-school and early school years and to make some suggestions on how to consider the needs of VAG children.

Visual Art Gifted Child in Pre-School and Early School Years

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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Visual arts media in pre-school and early school years and development of children’s drawing are well researched. However, when one considers that children are...

Visual Art Gifted Child in Pre-School and Early School Years

Publié en ligne: 20 nov. 2021

Pages: 86 - 102

Reçu: 13 déc. 2020

Accepté: 18 mai 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2021-0019

Mots clés
pre-school, early school, visual arts gifted child, qualitative research, case study

© 2021 Uršula Podobnik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Visual Art Gifted Child in Pre-School and Early School Years

Publié en ligne: 20 nov. 2021

Pages: 86 - 102

Reçu: 13 déc. 2020

Accepté: 18 mai 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2021-0019

Mots cléspre-school, early school, visual arts gifted child, qualitative research, case study

© 2021 Uršula Podobnik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
pre-school, early school, visual arts gifted child, qualitative research, case study