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Resources / Publications / Young Children / Summer 2022 / The Power of Playful Learning in the Early Childhood Setting. Jennifer M. Zosh, Caroline Gaudreau, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek. Play versus learning represents a false dichotomy in education (e.g., Hirsh-Pasek & Golinkoff 2008). In part, the persistent belief that ...
6 Strengthening learning through play in early childhood education programmes Learning through play Scientific research over the past 30 years has taught us that the most important period of human development is from birth to eight years old.4 During these years, the development of cognitive skills, emotional well-being,
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Apr 1, 2024 · Play is one way infants and toddlers engage in and interact with their environment. Play allows children to safely explore their fears and practice adult roles. Play is a way that children build relationships with their peers and caregivers. Play is a pretty important part of life.
The authors present a “both/and” approach to child-directed play and teacher-directed instruction as current and future educators navigate standards-based expectations and approaches. This idea is expanded in an accompanying piece by Ijumaa Jordan, “Both/And: Early Childhood Education Needs Both Play and Equity.”.
PETER: Play is also ingrained in the NAEYC position statement on developmentally appropriate practice, where it's described as an important way children learn: Play is an important vehicle for developing self-regulation as well as for promoting language, cognition, and social competence. [Play] gives [children] opportunities to develop physical ...
Aug 29, 2023 · Early Childhood Instructional Coordinator. Median Annual Salary: $66,490. Minimum Required Education: Master’s degree. Job Overview: Early childhood instructional coordinators oversee ...
Oct 14, 2018 · Across the world, knowledgeable early childhood educators value young children’s play, a phenomenon established by their predecessors over hundreds of years (Froebel 1826; Montessori 1916; Piaget 1945 ). Play is recognised by the United Nations as every child’s right (OHCHR 1989 ); it is accorded sacred status by many early childhood ...
