In this study the amount in which the teacher supports pretend play of children, aged two- and three years going to childcare centers, was investigated. Sixty children of different Dutch childcare centers were involved in the study and were videotaped during free play time. The pretend play moments were transcribed and the verbal and non-verbal utterances of the children and the teachers were coded. The amount of teacher involvement in children's pretend play and the level of play complexity were examined. Three dimensions of complexity were measured. The first was the amount of transformation. The second was the use of metalanguage; in which way the child and the teacher talked about the play. The third was story composition; the way in wh...
Child development characteristic that appears at the age of 2 years old is engaging in symbolic play...
Forty-eight toddlers aged 17 to 31 months attending long-day childcare participated in this project,...
New research shows that adult participation in children’s play is beneficial for learning and develo...
The central question of this study is whether there is a relationship between symbolic play and la...
This study sought to implement imaginary play for a class of 2-year-olds in preschool. A teacher was...
This study explored teachers’ perception of play styles and children’s pretend play behaviors. Thir...
This study investigated the pretend play by three-year olds, who newly entered a kindergarten, and t...
In this study, various communicative strategies that young children employed to create and develop p...
In an effort to clarify some of the problems educators have in understanding children's play be...
This study examined the effects of an enriched environment and teacher intervention on the dramatic ...
This paper discusses the results of a study of the relationships between teacher behaviour and the l...
Play is an important part of children´s everyday life, it is through play children develop. Play occ...
A foundational aspect of early childhood education is children’s play. Traditionally early childhood...
The playing is a children's natural activity. Among children's playing, pretend play is thought to b...
The purpose of the thesis is to determine which materials encourage language development during symb...
Child development characteristic that appears at the age of 2 years old is engaging in symbolic play...
Forty-eight toddlers aged 17 to 31 months attending long-day childcare participated in this project,...
New research shows that adult participation in children’s play is beneficial for learning and develo...
The central question of this study is whether there is a relationship between symbolic play and la...
This study sought to implement imaginary play for a class of 2-year-olds in preschool. A teacher was...
This study explored teachers’ perception of play styles and children’s pretend play behaviors. Thir...
This study investigated the pretend play by three-year olds, who newly entered a kindergarten, and t...
In this study, various communicative strategies that young children employed to create and develop p...
In an effort to clarify some of the problems educators have in understanding children's play be...
This study examined the effects of an enriched environment and teacher intervention on the dramatic ...
This paper discusses the results of a study of the relationships between teacher behaviour and the l...
Play is an important part of children´s everyday life, it is through play children develop. Play occ...
A foundational aspect of early childhood education is children’s play. Traditionally early childhood...
The playing is a children's natural activity. Among children's playing, pretend play is thought to b...
The purpose of the thesis is to determine which materials encourage language development during symb...
Child development characteristic that appears at the age of 2 years old is engaging in symbolic play...
Forty-eight toddlers aged 17 to 31 months attending long-day childcare participated in this project,...
New research shows that adult participation in children’s play is beneficial for learning and develo...