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

by Fromberg; Doris Pronin

• ISBN13: 9780415951128
• ISBN10: 0415951127
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-07-26
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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 Play From Birth to Twelve offers comprehensive coverage of what we now know about play, its guiding principles, its dynamics, and its 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

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Perspectives on Play Development	p. 1
Play Development from Birth to Age Four	p. 3
Play Development from Ages Four to Eight	p. 13
Play Development from Ages Eight to Twelve	p. 21
Language and Play: Natural Partners	p. 31
Gender Identity and Play	p. 41
Play as the Language of Children's Feelings	p. 47
Play in the Context of Life-Span Human Development	p. 53
Meanings of Play	p. 63
The Meanings in Play with Objects	p. 65
Social and Nonsocial Play	p. 75
Sociodramatic Play Pretending Together	p. 87
Constructive Play	p. 103
Rough-and-Tumble Play from Childhood through Adolescence: Differing Perspectives	p. 111
Games with Rules	p. 119
Play as Children See It	p. 127
Play as a Context for Humor Development	p. 141
Educational Contexts for Play	p. 157
Play's Pathways to Meaning: A Dynamic Theory of Play	p. 159
Adult Influences on Play: The Vygotskian Approach	p. 167
Social Play in School	p. 173
Play as a Medium for Literacy Development	p. 181
Play and Mathematics at Ages One to Ten	p. 187
Scientific Inquiry and Exploratory Representational Play	p. 199
Play and Technology: Revised Realities and Potential Perspectives	p. 207
Educational Implications of Play with Computers	p. 215
The Role of Play in Assessment	p. 223
Reconciling Play and Assessment Standards: How To Leave No Child Behind	p. 233
Social and Physical Contexts for Play	p. 241
Play in Historical and Cross-Cultural Contexts	p. 243
Influences of Race, Culture, Social Class, and Gender: Diversity and Play	p. 261
Parent-Child and Child-Child Play in Diverse Cultural Contexts	p. 275
Can I Play Too? Reflections on the Issues for Children with Disabilities	p. 289
Sibling and Peer Influences on Play	p. 297
A Sociocultural Perspective of Parent-Child Play	p. 309
City Play	p. 315
Children's Outdoor Play: An Endangered Activity	p. 323
Perspectives on Play and Playgrounds	p. 331
Play as Ritual in Health Care Settings	p. 343
Clinical Perspectives on Play	p. 353
Particular Meanings Embedded in Play	p. 369
Fantasy and Imagination	p. 371
Sociocultural Influences on Gender-Role Behaviors in Children's Play	p. 379
Play and Violence: Understanding and Responding Effectively	p. 395
Attaining the Protean Self in a Rapidly Changing World: Understanding Chaos through Play	p. 405
Epilogue: Emerging and Future Contexts, Perspectives, and Meanings for Play	p. 417
Contributors	p. 427
Index	p. 437
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