The play's the thing : teachers' roles in children's play / Elizabeth Jones, Gretchen Reynolds ; foreword to the first edition by Elizabeth Prescott ; foreword to the second edition by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff.
Material type:
TextSeries: Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press)Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, ©2011Edition: Second editionDescription: xv, 152 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780807752418
- 080775241X
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 372.21 J76 | Available | 33111008958650 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 372.21 J76 | Available | 33111008815488 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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!Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-143) and index.
Understanding and supporting children's play -- Teacher as stage manager -- Teacher as mediator -- Teacher as player -- Teacher behavior that interrupts play -- Teacher as scribe -- Teacher as assessor and communicator -- Teacher as planner -- Paying attention to play -- A sense of the past and the future.
"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."--Publisher description.