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Introduction to the special section on dramatic play.(early childhood education)
This special section of Early Childhood Research and Practice features two practitioner perspectives on children's involvement in dramatic play. Dramatic play, socio-dramatic play, symbolic play, pretend play--these varied terms describe interrelated phenomena well known to those who work with young children. The terms all refer to play that involves "pretending" or the use of symbols that "stand in" for that which is real: one child "becomes" a dog and another child its "owner"; a puppet "speaks" for a child; a pile of blocks represents a cave for bears. Though the vital importance of such play is widely accepted among child development specialists and early childhood ...
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- Magazine article from: Childhood Education McEntire, Nancy March 22, 2009 700+ words
...challenges facing early childhood educators in...traditional early childhood activities...scaffolding. DRAMATIC PLAY: Bring It...multiple roles. Early childhood classrooms...the kind of dramatic play that will lead...
- Early childhood teacher candidates evaluate computer software for young...
- Magazine article from: Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual Aldrich, Jennifer January 1, 2002 700+ words
...outlines the ways early childhood teacher candidates...young children, early childhood teachers need familiarity...experiences with dramatic play, art, blocks...Consequently, early childhood teachers should incorporate...
- Earlychildhood NEWS Announces 2003 Judges' Selection Awards; Award of...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 18, 2003 700+ words
...John Funk is the Early Childhood Manager for SLCAP...said John Funk, Early Childhood Manager for SLCAP...Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood by Pam Schiller and...Finger Safe Dramatic Play Set -- This three...
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER SCORES HIGH IN GRANT RENEWAL APPLICATION
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 10, 2009 700+ words
...Brooklyn College Early Childhood Center (ECC) has...not been for the Early Childhood Center," says student...come by," adds the early childhood education student...building, art, dramatic play, and science, math...
- The possum story: Reflections of an early childhood drama teacher.
- Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Early Childhood Deans, Jan Brown, Robert Young, Sarah December 1, 2007 700+ words
...important reference for other early childhood practitioners who are exploring...explore their world through dramatic play, taking roles, acting out...experts, the children in an early childhood context all take on the same...
- The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom: Easy Ways to Adapt Learning Centers...
- Magazine article from: Palaestra June 22, 1999 700+ words
...5; paperback, 224 pgs., $24.95. All children in early childhood programs (public and private schools, child care centers...tape, cutting with scissors; sand and water, block, dramatic play, fine motor, gross motor for both indoor and outdoor...
- Bias-Free Foundations: Early Childhood Guidebook & Activities for...
- Magazine article from: Childhood Education Manning, Maryann Patterson, Janice December 22, 2003 700+ words
...include suggestions and activities for creating a bias-free early childhood classroom. One side of the booklet contains anti-bias...classrooms), including class meetings, story time, music, dramatic play, projects, etc. Flip it over to find guidance and checklists...
- PLAY AND LITERACY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: Research From Multiple...
- Magazine article from: Childhood Education Brand, Susan Trostle September 22, 2001 700+ words
PLAY AND LITERACY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: Research From Multiple Perspectives. Kathleen Roskos &...significant text. Part I, A Cognitive Perspective, links dramatic play with literacy learning, and symbolic play with phonological...