平成20年告示小学校学習指導要領より「言語活動の充実」が教科を貫く視点として位置づけられている一方，そこで目指されることが，言葉でわかりやすく伝える能力や論理的思考の育成へ傾倒しすぎることへの懸念もなされている。本研究では図画工作科における児童の命名行為と表現の様相を探ることを目的とする。研究方法は筆者が行った図画工作科の授業実践の分析である。児童が絵の具とパステルを使って色づくりをし，それを見て感じたことを命名する過程の考察を行った。その結果，児童は色づくりという表現と命名するという言語表現を互いに行き来し，ためらいや迷いも含みながら自身のものの見え方や感じ方をたぐり寄せ，意味を立ち上げていることがわかった。

　The purpose of this study is to reveal the foundation and characteristics of the Welfare Hall Young Children Group in Koganei city, Tokyo. In particular, focused on relations with actors during the 1960's～1970's.

　As a result, Koganei City conducted a survey of the situation and support needs of the city's children with intellectual disabilities in order to determine their standard needs; however, this effort did not result in affecting policy on the establishment of a place of childcare. Several guardians formed a parents' association with the collaboration of the Koganei City social welfare council, showing that the needs of the parents of children with disabilities were an “expressed need.” Consequently, the Koganei Asanaro Association, a young children's issues group was established to address these concerns This concerns of this group were finally taken up by the welfare hall young children group and became a municipal concern. In other words, this establishment of a young children group became the basis for new local childcare for children with disabilities in the 1960's in Koganei City.

　As a characteristic, Koganei Cityit realized a new service that is unique to other cities in order to provide comprehensive support for medical care, education, and welfare through the cooperation and collaboration between Koganei City social welfare council and the parents' association in Koganei City. This collaborative effort acts as a safety net that contributes to the security of an “educational right” for children with disabilities prior to entering school.