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Download full textYawkey, Thomas Daniels; Silvern, Steven B. – 1977
This paper reviews Piaget's stages of play and discusses the implications of play for early childhood education. The three stages of play identified in Piaget's research are: (1) practice play, (2) symbolic or make believe play and (3) games with rules. The characteristics of each type of play are presented and examples of play at each stage are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedTroster, H.; Brambring, M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1994
Analysis of questionnaires completed by parents of 91 young blind children and 74 matched sighted children indicated that sighted children engaged in more complex levels of play at an earlier age; blind children interacted less frequently with other children than did sighted children; blind children preferred tactile-auditory games and toys; and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Blindness, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Levenstein, Phyllis; Sunley, Robert M. – 1968
Progress during the first two years (1967-1968 and 1968-1969) of a three-year home-based, mother-child intervention program called the Verbal Interaction Project is described. The project was planned for the cognitive enrichment of preschoolers 2 to 4 years old, from lower income families. The program utilized specially trained home visitors,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Demography, Disadvantaged Youth, Games
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
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1976
This booklet presents an overview of the Flexible Learning System, which consists of a set of activity based units for trainers interested in a process-oriented personalized approach to both staff development and early childhood education. The following available units are briefly described: (1) Analyzing Children's Books from a Chicano…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Black Literature, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Nimnicht, Glen; And Others – 1975
This unit of the Flexible Learning System (FLS) is designed to teach adults how to use toys and games to help children between 3 and 8 years of age learn basic skills and concepts. The text provides an introduction to working with children that is oriented towards new teachers, paraprofessionals, and volunteer staff. Skills emphasized include…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classification, Cognitive Development, Competency Based Education
