The Play's the Thing - Teachers' Roles in Children's Play

Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Jones is faculty emerita in human development at Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, California. Gretchen Reynolds is on the faculty in the early childhood education program at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada. Their other books on play include Master Players (Reynolds & Jones) and Playing to Get Smart (Jones & Cooper). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Jones, Elizabeth/ Reynolds Jones, Gretchen Reynolds
• Assisted by: Sharon Ryan (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780807752418
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-5241-8
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Education
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education; Pädagogische Psychologie, EDUCATION / Preschool & Kindergarten, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, Education / Teaching