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Rosoff, Amy – English Journal, 2007
Inner-city high school teacher Amy Rosoff stresses the importance of play for survival. She offers examples of activities requiring imaginative play from students in classes at all levels from ESL [English as a Second Language] to AP [Advanced Placement]. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Play, Imagination, Teaching Methods, Child Development
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McGarvey, Jack – English Journal, 1978
Discusses the developmental characteristics of the middle school years child. (DD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Children, Cognitive Development
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Hirtle, Jeannine St. Pierre – English Journal, 1996
Defines the goals of social constructivism as providing a democratic and critical learning experience for students through the building of knowledge about self, school, everyday experience, and society. Reviews specific implications and practical applications of the philosophy. (TB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Critical Theory, Elementary Secondary Education