TY - BOOK AU - Dorothy Justus Sluss TI - Supporting play in early childhood: environment, curriculum, assessment SN - 9781285735153 AV - LB 1139.23 .S57 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Stamford, Connecticut PB - Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd KW - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -