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At just about one-and-a-half years of age,whether through parenting, a teacher or self-exploration, all children begin to scribble. Although it is such a wide spread activity, many people just don't realize the importance of scribbling in the physical development, self-expression, and literacy development of a child.
The physical development produced by scribbling may seem obvious. In her book, "Young at Art", Susan Striker points out that scribbling helps train and strengthen hand and arm muscles needed later for writing. What may not be so obvious is how that the physical movement of scribbling actually greatly contributes to language development. Arnold Gesell, a noted child psychologist, has pointed out that kinesthesis, or body movement, is essential for language and social development.
Traditionally, observers believed children scribbled solely for the enjoyment of body movement derived from it, but recent observations have questioned that view. An article titled, “Art Begins With Scribbling,” located on the Web site for the University of Florida's art department states "a few researchers have challenged this traditional view by showing that young children do occasionally experiment with representation even though their scribbles may not contain any recognizable forms." As children grasp the connection between their movements and the marks being created on the page, experimentation increases. To adults, these scribbles may contain no recognizable figures, but to the child, these scribbles have real meaning.
Susan Rich Sheridan, Ed.D. Of www.drawingwriting.com, has written many publications on the subject. She believes scribbling is the foundation of writing and literacy just as crawling is the foundation of walking. In her article “Scribbling, Drawing, Reading and Writing,” Sheridan states, “ ... drawing provides a helpful bridge into the more difficult, sometimes troublesome mark-making system we call writing.”
With scribbling being as important as it is, encouraging your child to scribble is essential. In the University of Florida article, “Art Begins With Scribbling,” the author suggests, “the greatest contribution that the teacher or parent can make is to offer children the proper materials and the encouragement to engage in scribbling.”
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