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Direct linkMabry, Mark; Fucigna, Carolee – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2009
Play, particularly children's sociodramatic play, is the cornerstone of early childhood classrooms in the United States. Early childhood educators learn and expound mantras of "the value of play," "play-based programs," "children learning through play," and "play as child's work." They strive to promote the importance of making a place for play in…
Descriptors: Scripts, Play, Dramatic Play, Social Behavior
Peer reviewedNeeley, Phyllis Miles; Neeley, Richard A.; Justen, Joseph E., III; Tipton-Sumner, Carla – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2001
Investigated feasibility of teaching socio-dramatic play through the use of a verbal script to increase sophistication of free play behavior in preschoolers with developmental disabilities. Found support for the clinical utility of scripted play as a teaching strategy for such children. (SD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Dramatic Play
