Young Children''s Play - Development, Disabilities, and Diversity

List of contents

1. What Is Play and Why Is It Important?; 2. Types of Play, Culture, and Disabilities; 3. Social Play: Development and Variations; 4. Adult–Child Play Interactions and Play Intervention; 5. The Play of Infants and Toddlers; 6. The Play of Preschool and Kindergarten Children; 7. The Play of Primary Age Children

About the author

Jeffrey Trawick-Smith is Professor Emeritus in the Center for Early Childhood Education at Eastern Connecticut State University, USA.

Summary

Young Children’s Play is an accessible, comprehensive introduction to play and development from birth to age eight that introduces readers to various play types and strategies and helps them determine when intervention might be needed.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, Jeffrey (Eastern Connecticut State Trawick-Smith, Trawick-Smith Jeffrey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780367198046
• ISBN: 978-0-367-19804-6
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching skills & techniques, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten