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Articles and reports by and about VUE are available here for downloading. Some of these texts were originally published elsewhere and all them are protected by copyright. These texts may be quoted when information about the author, title, date, and original publication is cited. Photocopies are allowed in the limited terms of Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law. For authorization beyond these numbers, contact Nick Gardner at ngardner@vue.org.

• Basic VTS at a Glance
  
  by Abigail Housen and Philip Yenawine
  
  This document provides a brief overview of how to run a VTS lesson, including a discussion of why VTS is based on three particular directive questions.
  Spanish translation provided by Museo Picasso Málaga.
  en español in English en français



• "Estrategias de Pensamieto Visual"

Franck González
Contemporanea
Revista grancanaria de cultura, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, número 1, febrero 2006
en español



• Eye of the Beholder: Research, Theory and Practice
  
  by Abigail Housen
  
  VUE co-founder Abigail Housen gives an account of how she began her study of Aesthetic Development, how she came up with her research methodology, and the overall findings of her 20 years of research. Housen also briefly discusses how she applied what she learned to creating the Visual Thinking Strategies curriculum.
  Spanish translation provided by Museo Picasso Málaga.
  en español in English

 

• Jump Starting Visual Literacy
  
  by Philip Yenawine
  
  originally published: Journal of the NAEA, January 2003. Reprinted with permission from the National Art Education Association, Reston, VA (www.naea-reston.org).
  
  This document makes suggestions for selecting images to foster visual literacy, using as a guide Housen's theory of and research into aesthetic development. Beginning readers learn by being taught what they are developmentally ready to understand, what is likely to sustain their interest, and what encourages them to read more deeply while supplying challenges at the right time. This document presents a comparable approach to helping beginning viewers of art develop skills related to looking at and understanding art.
  Spanish translation provided by Museo Picasso Málaga.
  en español in English

 

• Summary of the Visual Thinking Strategies Grades K-5 Curriculum
  
  by VUE staff
  
  This document makes recommendations about how to implement a VTS program in your school or district, and includes a description of each grade level.
  Spanish translation provided by Museo Picasso Málaga.
  en español in English

 

• Visual Thinking Strategies: Understanding the Basics
  
  by Abigail Housen and Philip Yenawine
  
  Basic principles of VTS methods and practices are discussed. Topic headings include: Asking Questions, Acknowledging Responses, Linking Thoughts, Answering (Student) Questions, Timing, Closure, Developing Connections to Other Classes, and Class Size.
  Spanish translation provided by Museo Picasso Málaga.
  en español in English

 

• Writing for Adult Museum Visitors
  
  by Philip Yenawine
  
  Yenawine provides background for his recommendations by discussing VUE research findings. He provides “A Guide to Writing,” with suggestions for content, style, vocabulary, length, design and layout. Examples are provided.
  Spanish translation provided by Museo Picasso Málaga.
  en español in English