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Bambha, Valerie P.; Beckner, Aaron G.; Shetty, Nikita; Voss, Annika T.; Xie, Jinlin; Yiu, Eunice; LoBue, Vanessa; Oakes, Lisa M.; Casasola, Marianella – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2022
Spatial play in early childhood is associated with a variety of spatial and cognitive skills. However, these associations are often derived from studies in which different tasks are used across different age ranges, leaving open the question of how children's natural behaviors during spatial play develop from infancy into the early preschool…
Descriptors: Child Development, Object Manipulation, Psychomotor Skills, Problem Solving
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Wynberg, Elizabeth R.; van der Wilt, Femke; Boland, Annerieke; Raijmakers, Maartje E. J.; van der Veen, Chiel – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
In early childhood, young children frequently engage in object-oriented play. According to cultural-historical activity theory, object-oriented play provides children with opportunities to learn about the characteristics and cultural applications of objects and materials. These characteristics are referred to as rules or affordances of objects and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Play, Child Development, Learning Processes
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Bengochea, Alain; Sembiante, Sabrina F.; Gort, Mileidis – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2020
This case study explores how an emergent bilingual preschooler used transmodal practices to engage with objects and compose narratives in sociodramatic play. Video recordings and field notes were collected in a dual language preschool classroom in the United States to examine the actional, verbal, and visual modes used by the focal child during…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Bilingualism, Play, Drama
Ryalls, Brigette O.; Harbourne, Regina; Kelly-Vance, Lisa; Wickstrom, Jordan; Stergiou, Nick; Kyvelidou, Anastasia – Grantee Submission, 2016
For children with moderate or severe cerebral palsy (CP), a foundational early goal is independent sitting. Sitting offers additional opportunities for object exploration, play and social engagement. The achievement of sitting coincides with important milestones in other developmental areas, such as social engagement with others, understanding of…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Cerebral Palsy, Perceptual Motor Learning, Perceptual Motor Coordination
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Smidt, Mandy L.; Cress, Cynthia J. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2004
The present study assessed mastery behaviors in toddlers with physical impairment during object and social play interaction with their parents. Poor mastery motivation in object play of children with physical impairments has been attributed to difficulty in independently structuring tasks, limited experience in play effectiveness, and frequent…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Persistence, Motivation, Receptive Language