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PublisherTeacher's College Press

ISBN-10080775241X

ISBN-139780807752418

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038715006

Product Key Features

Number of Pages168 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePlay's the Thing : Teachers' Roles in Children's Play

SubjectDevelopmental / Child, Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kindergarten), Teaching Methods & Materials / General

Publication Year2011

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorElizabeth Jones, Gretchen Reynolds

Subject AreaEducation, Psychology

SeriesEarly Childhood Education Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight9.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2011-016851

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"This book offers magnificent descriptions and evidence-based examples of how teachers can create a climate for learning via play." From the Foreword to the Second Edition by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Temple University, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, University of Delaware "This book describes the knowledge that is required to foster play and to use it as a solid foundation on which to build learning." From the Foreword to the First Edition by Elizabeth Prescott, faculty emerita, Pacific Oaks College, " The Play's the Thing provides an excellent summary of theories related to the importance of children's play and illustrates the six roles teachers can use to put these theories into practice." --Harvard Educational Review

IllustratedYes

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisResponding to current debates on the place of play in schools, the authors have extensively revised their groundbreaking book. They explain how and why play is a critical part of children's development, as well as the central role adults have to promote it. This classic textbook and popular practitioner resource offers systematic descriptions and analyses of the different roles a teacher adopts to support play, including those of stage manager, mediator, player, scribe, assessor, communicator, and planner. This new edition has been expanded to include significant developments in the broadening landscape of early learning and care, such as assessment, diversity and culture, intentional teaching, inquiry, and the construction of knowledge., "The Play's the Thing provides an excellent summary of theories related to the importance of children's play and illustrates the six roles teachers can use to put these theories into practice." --Harvard Educational Review Responding to current debates on the place of play in schools, the authors have extensively revised their groundbreaking book. They explain how and why play is a critical part of children's development, as well as the central role adults have to promote it. This classic textbook and popular practitioner resource offers systematic descriptions and analyses of the different roles a teacher adopts to support play, including those of stage manager, mediator, player, scribe, assessor, communicator, and planner. This new edition has been expanded to include significant developments in the broadening landscape of early learning and care, such as assessment, diversity and culture, intentional teaching, inquiry, and the construction of knowledge. New for the Second Edition of The Play's the Thing! Additional theories on the relationship of teachers and children's play (e.g., Vygotsky and the role of imaginary play and Reggio Emilia's image of the competent child). Current issues from media content, consumer culture, and environmental concerns. Standards and testing in preschool and kindergarten. Bridging the cultural gap between home and school. Using digital technology to make children's play visible. Recent brain development research. And much more!, "The Play's the Thing provides an excellent summary of theories related to the importance of children's play and illustrates the six roles teachers can use to put these theories into practice." ?Harvard Educational Review Responding to current debates on the place of play in schools, the authors have extensively revised their groundbreaking book. They explain how and why play is a critical part of children?s development, as well as the central role adults have to promote it. This classic textbook and popular practitioner resource offers systematic descriptions and analyses of the different roles a teacher adopts to support play, including those of stage manager, mediator, player, scribe, assessor, communicator, and planner. This new edition has been expanded to include significant developments in the broadening landscape of early learning and care, such as assessment, diversity and culture, intentional teaching, inquiry, and the construction of knowledge. New for the Second Edition of The Play?s the Thing! Additional theories on the relationship of teachers and children?s play (e.g., Vygotsky and the role of imaginary play and Reggio Emilia?s image of the competent child). Current issues from media content, consumer culture, and environmental concerns. Standards and testing in preschool and kindergarten. Bridging the cultural gap between home and school. Using digital technology to make children?s play visible. Recent brain development research. And much more!, " The Play's the Thing provides an excellent summary of theories related to the importance of children's play and illustrates the six roles teachers can use to put these theories into practice." --Harvard Educational Review Responding to current debates on the place of play in schools, the authors have extensively revised their groundbreaking book. They explain how and why play is a critical part of children's development, as well as the central role adults have to promote it. This classic textbook and popular practitioner resource offers systematic descriptions and analyses of the different roles a teacher adopts to support play, including those of stage manager, mediator, player, scribe, assessor, communicator, and planner. This new edition has been expanded to include significant developments in the broadening landscape of early learning and care, such as assessment, diversity and culture, intentional teaching, inquiry, and the construction of knowledge. New for the Second Edition of The Play's the Thing ! Additional theories on the relationship of teachers and children's play (e.g., Vygotsky and the role of imaginary play and Reggio Emilia's image of the competent child). Current issues from media content, consumer culture, and environmental concerns. Standards and testing in preschool and kindergarten. Bridging the cultural gap between home and school. Using digital technology to make children's play visible. Recent brain development research. And much more!, Responding to current debates on the place of play in schools, the authors have extensively revised their groundbreaking book. They explain how and why play is a critical part of children's development, as well as the central role adults have to promote it. This classic textbook and popular practitioner resource offers systematic descriptions and analyses of the different roles a teacher adopts to support play, including those of stage manager, mediator, player, scribe, assessor, communicator, and planner. This new edition has been expanded to include significant developments in the broadening landscape of early learning and care, such as assessment, diversity and culture, intentional teaching, inquiry, and the construction of knowledge. New for the Second Edition of The Play's the Thing Additional theories on the relationship of teachers and children's play (e.g., Vygotsky and the role of imaginary play and Reggio Emilia's image of the competent child). Current issues from media content, consumer culture, and environmental concerns. Standards and testing in preschool and kindergarten. Bridging the cultural gap between home and school. Using digital technology to make children's play visible. Recent brain development research. And much more

LC Classification NumberLB1140.35.P55J66