HALF TITLE: ART-CENTERED EDUCATION AND THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; TITLE PAGE: ART-CENTERED EDUCATION AND THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1: A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION; CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES; CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS/EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE; CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES; CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD-OF-HEARING; CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: HOW CHILDREN DEVELOP IN ART.

BEYOND THE PSEUDO-NATURALISTIC STAGE-LOWENFELD'S ADOLESCENT ART/AGE OF DECISION STAGESUMMARY OF VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACHES; USEFULNESS OF ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE THEORIES; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: ART ADAPTATIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; THE TEAM APPROACH TO ADAPTATIONS; FOUR CATEGORIES OF ADAPTATIONS; ADAPTATIONS, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, AND THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: INCLUDING ART IN THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM; THE SEVEN PARTS OF AN IEP; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: LEARNING AND GROWING THROUGH ART.

VISUAL ARTS RESEARCH ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESART-CENTERED LEARNING; THE WHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH TO INSTRUCTION; THE CONTENT OF ART; DISCIPLINE-BASED ART EDUCATION; ART ACROSS THE CURRICULUM; ART AND READING; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: ART AND LANGUAGE ARTS; COMPARISON OF THE READING AND WRITING PROCESS; LANGUAGE ARTS AND VISUAL ART; LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND LANGUAGE ARTS; VISUAL VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES; WRITING FLUENCY ACTIVITIES; POETRY; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: ART AND MATHEMATICS; PROCESSING SKILLS; COUNTING; MEASUREMENT AND PROPORTION.

GEOMETRY: THE WEDDING OF ART AND MATHEMATICSSHAPE GAME; SHAPE SEARCH; SLOTTED SHAPE SCULPTURE; WOOD SHAPES; PUZZLES: MATHEMATICS, PERCEPTION, AND ART; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: ART AND SCIENCE; BASIC SCIENTIFIC PROCESS SKILLS; SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDES; DISCOVERY/INQUIRY/EXPLORATION; WINDOWS: THROUGH A GLASS BRIGHTLY; NATURE COLLAGE; A WALK IN THE WOODS; ANIMAL STUDY; ANIMALS ON THE PLAYGROUND; REFERENCES; Chapter 9: ART AND SOCIAL STUDIES; DRESSING UP: IT'S MORE THAN JUST PLAY*; A BOX IS A BOX IS A BUS!; NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL; HOLIDAYS: A LICENSE FOR MURALS; MULTICULTURAL ART: PINATAS; REFERENCES.

Chapter 10: ART MATERIALS AND WHERE TO FIND THEMLOCAL RESOURCES; A CALL FOR HELP; SCHOOL AND AGENCY SOURCES; COMMUNITY RECYCLING RESOURCES; LOCAL SOURCES FOR PURCHASING ART ITEMS; THE ART SURVIVAL KIT; SAFETY, QUALITY ISSUES AND HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS OF ART MATERIALS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES*; RISKS THAT CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC DISABILITIES MAY ENCOUNTER; OTHER PRECAUTIONS TO INSURE SAFETY IN THE ART ROOM:A HAZARD-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND ART PROGRAM; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.