{"product_id":"viewing-art-with-babies-first-encounters-paperback","title":"Viewing Art with Babies: First Encounters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy Danko-McGhee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eViewing Art with Babies\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how to facilitate quality art viewing experiences with babies from as young as two months old. Such experiences can help to nurture early literacy and receptive language skills, sensory stimulation, and early brain development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathy Danko-McGhee, \u003c\/strong\u003ePh.d. is the owner of First Encounters, LLC., an art studio that provides educational experiences for babies and toddlers. She is the former Director of Education at the Toledo Museum of Art and led the museum's efforts to be at the forefront of teaching visual literacy. During her tenure there, Dr. Danko-McGhee was responsible for creating Baby Tours, Toddler Tours, and spearheaded the publication of The Art of Seeing Art: A, B, and See book for preschool children, as well as the Art of Seeing Art for Babies book. Under her leadership, the museum provided many interactive learning experiences in the galleries. Dr. Danko-McGhee was instrumental in bringing the 2014 International Visual Literacy Conference to the museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrevious to her museum post, she served as a full professor and early childhood art education coordinator at the University of Toledo. During her tenure, Dr. Danko-McGhee conducted research projects in various countries around the world (England, Romania, Australia \u0026amp; New Zealand) studying the aesthetic preferences of babies. She also investigated the aesthetic preferences of toddlers and preschool children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer books - including \u003cem\u003eThe Aesthetic Preferences of Young Children\u003c\/em\u003e (2000) and \u003cem\u003eThe Impact of Early Art\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eExperiences on Literacy Development\u003c\/em\u003e (2007) - have become the basis for early childhood art education programs both here and abroad. She has published numerous journal articles and has presented her research papers nationally and internationally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42123613208711,"sku":"9781032135755","price":80.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9ad55511debf9ae0c66fbbac2228d1e0.webp?v=1732567018","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/viewing-art-with-babies-first-encounters-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}