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"This Is a Mailbox, Right?": Associations of Play Materials with Siblings' and Friends' Shared Meanings during Pretend Play
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Howe, Nina; Leach, Jamie; DeHart, Ganie – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
Play materials designed to enhance children's pretense were investigated; namely, how the specific characteristics of the play sets (thematically open-ended village set vs thematically closed-ended train set) influenced children's play communication regarding their co-construction of shared meanings. Participants included 44 7-year-old focal…
Descriptors: Play, Interpersonal Communication, Young Children, Toys