Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool Applying the Scientific Evidence

Name: Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool Applying the Scientific Evidence
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ISBN: 9780195382716

ISBN-10: 0195382714

ISBN-13: 9780195382716

Edition: 2009

Authors: Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Laura E. Berk, Dorothy Singer

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We are robbing young children of play time at home and school in an effort to give them a head start on academic skills like reading and mathematics. Yet the scientific evidence suggests that eliminating play from the lives of children is taking preschool education in the wrong direction. This brief but compelling book provides a strong counterargument to the rising tide of didactic instruction on preschool classrooms. The authors present scientific evidence in support of three points: 1) children need both unstructured free time and playful learning under the gentle guidance of adults to best prepare for entrance into formal school; 2) academic and social development are inextricably…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/16/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.11" wide x 5.39" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Executive Summary



What Happened to Playful Learning in Preschool?


How did we get here?


Sacrificing good pedagogy for curricular goals: The false dichotomy between play and learning


Beyond the classroom: Preschool pressure at home


Turning back the tide



The Evidence for Playful Learning in Preschool


Two extreme views of children's development


Why consider a whole-child approach with playful preschool pedagogy?


A working definition of play and play-based learning


What is "playful learning" or "guided play"?


The evidence



Playful learning promotes academic gain



Play advances social development


Intervention studies: Training children to play


Direct instruction compared with active, developmentally appropriate learning


Playful learning: Combining the best of teacher-guided and developmentally appropriate pedagogy


A call for developmentally appropriate preschool pedagogy



Epilogue



Recommendations for Policy and Practice


Notes


Bibliography


Author Index


Subject Index