| Description |
xvi, 200 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Play under siege : a historical overview / Edward F. Zigler and Sandra J. Bishop-Josef -- Development in the first years of life / Ross A. Thompson -- The roots and fruits of pretending / Marilyn Segal -- Real and not real : a vital developmental dichotomy / Brian Vandenberg -- School readiness and children's play : contemporary oxymoron or compatible option? / Sharon Lynn Kagan and Amy E. Lowenstein -- Fostering school achievement and creativity through sociodramatic play in the classroom / Jerome L. Singer and Mawiyah A. Lythcott -- Examining the play-literacy interface : a critical review and future directions / Kathleen Roskos and James Christie -- Play in the multicultural world of children : implications for adults / Barbara Bowman -- Revisiting shared meaning : looking through the lens of culture and linking shared pretend play through proto-narrative development to emergent literacy / Carollee Howes and Alison Gallwey Wishard -- Play and school readiness / Sue Bredekamp -- Encouraging school readiness through guided pretend games / Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Play -- United States.
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Early childhood education -- United States.
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| Author |
Zigler, Edward, 1930-
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Singer, Dorothy G.
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Bishop-Josef, Sandra J.
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| LC no. |
2003027631 |
| ISBN |
094365775X |
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