We often say that young children learn through play. We say that play is children’s work. What does research tell us young children gain through play? A recent article in Psychology Today and results of a 15-year longitudinal study, published in Family Science, provide some answers. As the Psychology Today article notes, there is more [...]
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How Do Young Children Learn Through Play?
Posted in Developmentally appropriate practice, Play, Research on May 7, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Use Talk to Help Children Learn through Play
Posted in Developmentally appropriate practice, Language development, Play on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A recent column from Education Week — “5 Tips for Talking to Children at Play” – has me thinking about a story that Doreen Anzalone, the early educator who stars in our “Back to School” YouTube production, told me. She and the children in her pre-kindergarten class were playing with a pile of snow at [...]
“Sidewalk” Field Trips Boost Children’s Early Literacy
Posted in Developmentally appropriate practice, Language development, Play, Pre-K to 3, Reading proficiency on February 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When Dao Krings, a second-grade teacher at P.S. 145 in New York City, asked how many students had never been inside a car, Tyler Rodriguez was one of several students who raised their hands. “I’ve been inside a bus,” the boy said. “Does that count?” The anecdote illustrates why teachers at the Brooklyn school regularly [...]
Toy Building Blocks Enjoy a Comeback
Posted in Developmentally appropriate practice, Play on February 9, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Good old-fashioned blocks, those smooth rectangles and squares that become fanciful structures in children’s hands, are enjoying a resurgence. The New York Times, citing a growing realization that something valuable is lost when there’s no time for play time, finds a renewed interest in blocks is “sweeping through some elite swaths of New York’s education [...]
Play is the Work of Young Children
Posted in Developmentally appropriate practice, Play, Research on February 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
At a time when direct, teacher-centered instruction in preschool and kindergarten classrooms is increasing, Scientific American offers a strong reminder of the importance of play for young learners. “‘Just playing’ is in fact what nearly all developmental psychologists, neuroscientists and education experts recommend for children up to age seven as the best way to nurture [...]
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