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Title: Fostering Creative Confidence and Multimodal Literacy in Practice at the Children's Creativity Museum
Language: English
Authors: Olivia Cornfield (ORCID 0009-0002-6939-9921), Bertha Rodriquez Vazquez, Kelsey Holtaway
Source: Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. 2025 25(4):1047-1072.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Children, Creativity, Museums, Exhibits, Field Trips, Literacy, Self Concept, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Learning Modalities, Risk, Persistence, Experiential Learning, Design, Manipulative Materials, Personal Autonomy, Skill Development, Play, Discovery Learning, Informal Education, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking
Geographic Terms: California (San Francisco)
DOI: 10.1177/14687984251382045
ISSN: 1468-7984
1741-2919
Abstract: This manuscript examines how the Children's Creativity Museum (CCM) in San Francisco supports the development of multimodal literacy and creative confidence through the Build the Change exhibit. Multimodal literacy emphasizes children's ability to communicate across visual, spatial, tactile, oral, and digital modes, while creative confidence reflects dispositions of risk-taking, persistence, and valuing one's ideas. The manuscript uses a vignette-based qualitative design to analyze children's engagement during self-directed drop-in visits and structured field trips (N = 709 students across 30 visits). Data sources included archival artifacts, participation records, and educator interviews. Four illustrative vignettes show how CCM's open-ended environment fosters multimodal expression and creative confidence through hands-on building, collaborative design, sustained focus, and cross-exhibit integration. Findings suggest that children's museums uniquely support meaning-making and creative risk-taking by combining engaging spaces, manipulable materials, open-ended facilitation, and autonomy in movement and choice. Within its defined scope, this manuscript contributes to scholarship on how informal learning environments cultivate the skills and dispositions children need to navigate and shape their futures.
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