Supporting play in early childhood : environment, curriculum, assessment /
Dorothy Justus Sluss
- Second edition.
- Stamford, Connecticut : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2015
- xxv, 336 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Part 1. Theories and Foundation of Play -- Part 2. Play in Early Education -- Part 3. Play in School Setting -- Part 4. Beyond the Classroom .
Aimed at teachers and future teachers of children from birth through age eight, this book examines the positive effects of play on children's social/emotional, cognitive, and physical development. It helps them learn how to assess a child's learning through play, making play a practicable teaching mechanism