Play from Birth to Twelve: Contexts, Perspectives, and Meanings

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Doris Pronin Fromberg, Doris Bergen
Taylor & Francis, 2006 - Education - 455 pages

In light of recent standards-based and testing movements, the issue of play in childhood has taken on increased meaning for educational professionals and social scientists. This second edition of Play From Birth to Twelve offers comprehensive coverage of what we now know about play, its guiding principles, its dynamics and importance in early learning. These up-to-date essays, written by some of the most distinguished experts in the field, help students explore:

  • all aspects of play, including new approaches not yet covered in the literature
  • how teachers in various classroom situations set up and guide play to facilitate learning
  • how play is affected by societal violence, media reportage, technological innovations and other contemporary issues
  • which areas of play have been studied adequately and which require further research.

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Contents

Perspectives on Play Development
1
Chapter 1 Play Development from Birth to Age Four
3
Chapter 2 Play Development from Ages Four to Eight
13
Chapter 3 Play Development From Ages Eight to Twelve
21
Natural Partners
31
Chapter 5 Gender Identity and Play
41
Chapter 6 Play as the Language of Childrens Feelings
47
Chapter 7 Play in the Context of LifeSpan Human Development
53
Chapter 23 Educational Implications of Play with Computers
215
Chapter 24 The Role of Play in Assessment
223
How To Leave No Child Behind
233
Social and Physical Contexts for Play
241
Chapter 26 Play in Historical and CrossCultural Contexts
243
Diversity and Play
261
Chapter 28 ParentChild adn ChildChild Play in Diverse Cultural Contexts
275
Reflections on the Issues for Children with Disabilities
289

Meanings of Play
63
Chapter 8 The Meanings in Play with Objects
65
Chapter 9 Social and Nonsocial Play
75
Chapter 10 Sociodramatic Play Pretending Together
87
Chapter 11 Constructive Play
103
Differing Perspectives
111
Chapter 13 Games with Rules
119
Chapter 14 Play as Children See It
127
Chapter 15 Play as a Context for Humor Development
141
Educational Contexts for Play
157
A Dynamic Theory of Play
159
The Vygotskian Approach
167
Chapter 18 Social Play in School
173
Chapter 19 Play as a Medium for Literacy Development
181
Chapter 20 Play and Mathematics at Ages One to Ten
187
Chapter 21 Scientific Inquiry and Exploratory Representational Play
199
Revised Realities and Potential Perspectives
207
Chapter 30 Sibling and Peer Influences on Play
297
Chapter 31 A Sociocultural Perspective of ParentChild Play
309
Chapter 32 City Play
315
An Endangered Activity
323
Chapter 34 Perspectives on Play and Playgrounds
331
Chapter 35 Play as Ritual in Health Care Settings
343
Chapter 36 Clinical Perspectives on Play
353
Particular Meanings Embedded in Play
369
Chapter 37 Fantasy and Imagination
371
Chapter 38 Sociocultural Influences on GenderRole Behaviors in Childrens Play
379
Understanding and Responding Effectively
395
Understanding Chaos through Play
405
Emerging and Future Context Perspectives and Meanings of Play
417
Contributors
427
Index
437
Back cover
457
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