Art and Aesthetics in Early Childhood Education
preferences. Valuing and encouraging what we see as children's
spontaneous self-directed explorations need to remain an important
consideration in structuring learning environments of young
children. However, in order to solve pictorial problem, children also
require active assistance in (a) pursuing their own intuitive interests
in the visual culture that surrounds them. (b) helping them achieve
success in meeting their own pictorial expectations, and (c)
exploring their emerging metacognitive abilities in relation to their
pictorial production and strategies that can enhance this production.
It draws on the use of peer as well as adult- generated examples
and readiness to discuss ways in which different systems of pictorial
representation can be further mastered and extended to suit
children's specific needs and ambitions.
While advocating a much greater sensitivity to and use of cultural
models in early childhood education, it is important to clarify
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