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Direct linkHerzberg, Orit; Fletcher, Katelyn K.; Schatz, Jacob L.; Adolph, Karen E.; Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S. – Child Development, 2022
Object play yields enormous benefits for infant development. However, little is known about natural play at home where most object interactions occur. We conducted frame-by-frame video analyses of spontaneous activity in two 2-h home visits with 13-month-old crawling infants and 13-, 18-, and 23-month-old walking infants (N = 40; 21 boys; 75%…
Descriptors: Infants, Infant Behavior, Play, Object Manipulation
Patry, Mary Beth; Horn, Eva – Young Exceptional Children, 2020
Decades of research have illustrated the linguistic, social, and cognitive growth that occurs in the context of play (e.g., Baron-Cohen, 1987; Lifter, Foster-Sanda, Arzamarski, Briesch, & McClure, 2011; Lillard et al., 2013; Ungerer & Sigman, 1984). Play also provides opportunities to practice and gain important social skills. During play…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Children, Autism, Skill Development
Isbell, Christy; Isbell, Rebecca Temple – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2007
From the first moments of life, infants begin the exciting journey to gain control of their bodies. These beginning movements are an essential way of playing and learning for infants. During their first year, infants learn more motor skills than at any other time in their lives. Brain research has revealed that the motor area of an infant's brain…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Infants, Brain, Cognitive Development
Download full textIllinois State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Springfield. – 1971
A booklet is presented for parents of blind children. This booklet lists various toys that are useful for the child in his development and cognitive growth. Three kits of toys are presented. Each of these kits was developed for children of approximate age groups. Kit #1 is for the very young blind infants and contains toys that usually interest…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedCastle, Kathryn – Childhood Education, 1985
Discusses the value of tool-use activities to help toddlers develop emerging skills, experience creative expression, and understand means-end relationships. Provides examples of opportunities for using objects as tools, including language acquisition, self-help activities, dramatic play, sensory experiences, and object manipulation. (DST)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Cognitive Development, Creative Expression, Developmental Tasks
Cohen, Davene – 1975
This catalog, a product of the CAPIT program (Children and Parents Involved Together), is designed to familiarize parents with durable, aesthetically appealing toys, games, tools, and materials which are readily available and have potential educational value. Home visitors in the CAPIT program use the catalog during their visits to help families…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students
