Art and communication difficulties at P level 7

The challenge at this level is for the child to communicate their intention and to make choices.

You can:

• Support the pupil to understand the concepts of communication through creativity, with concrete examples, and to develop the necessary vocabulary.
• Use obvious artwork with a simple message as a resource and share what the picture is saying, for example a smiling face.
• Move on to more abstract concepts and symbolism such as still water versus a stormy sea.
• Approach the different aspects of colour, form, line and tone separately, to avoid confusion.
• Use abstract examples to show that art does not have to replicate people, objects or animals.
• Try linking music and art as another way of communicating (see P Level 5 for some ideas).
  

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• Art and design and communication difficulties P level 6
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