Play in practice : case studies in young children's play

Inter-Institutional Early Childhood Consortium. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1929610092
Physical Description: print
xiv, 161 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, c2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Can too many cooks spoil the broth? : beliefs about the teacher's role in children's play / Julie Spielberger, Joan Brooks McLane -- "Teacher, they won't let me play!" : strategies for improving inappropriate play behavior / Vicki Bartolini with Karol Lunn -- Aggression in the playroom : teaching conflict resolution to children / Diane E. Levin -- "We don't play like that here!" : understanding aggressive expressions of play / Jillian Ardley, Lisa Ericson -- What's wrong with playing cowboys and Indians? : teaching cultural diversity to preschoolers / Amelia Klein, with commentary by Carol J. Mills -- "Eenie, meenie, mynie mo" : the persistence of racial definitions in play / Shirley Malone-Fenner -- "But are they learning anything?" : African American mothers, their children, and play / Kimberly P. Williams -- The welcoming place : Tungasuvvingat Inuit Head Start Program / Gretchen Reynolds -- Helping parents take the lead : preparing children for health care procedures / Marcia Hartley -- Roundabout we go : a playable moment with a child with autism / Amy Phillips -- Eddie goes to school : facilitating play with a child with special needs / Betty Noldon Allen, Cheryl Render Brown -- "Every time they get started, we interrupt them" : children with special needs at play / Frances Henderson, Elizabeth Jones.