Teaching Talented Art Students: Principles and Practices.

Teaching Talented Art Students: Principles and Practices. TEACHING TALENTED ART STUDENTS: Principles and Practices (2004;$24.95) by Gilbert Clark and Enid Zimmerman. Teachers College Press,1234 Amsterdam Ave AVE AvenueAVE AverageAVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville)AVE Alta Velocidad Espa?ola (Spanish: High Speed Train)AVE Audio Video EntertainmentAVE Advertising Value Equivalent ., New York New York, state, United StatesNew York,Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y. 10027, and the National ArtEducation Association, 1916 Association Dr., Reston, VA 22091. This is a book that addresses contemporary concerns about educatingartistically talented students. It is intended for use by elementaryschool elementary school:see school. classroom teachers and art specialists as well as middle- andsenior-high-school art teachers. The book will also be of help tocollege and university students and staff members. The authors, GilbertClark and Enid Zimmerman, have worked on many projects sponsored by theJ.P. Getty Trust, the U.S. Office of Education, the National ArtEducation Association, and numerous other funding agencies. The chapter titles give a clear sense for the comprehensive andprobing approach taken by the authors: current issues in art talentdevelopment; student identification; student characteristics; teachercharacteristics and teaching strategies; curriculum; and programming andassignments. Overall, this is a book that provides readers with a comprehensiveview based upon research-based approaches to teaching artisticallytalented students.--J.J.H. For information about this publication,circle No. 392 on the Reader Service Card.