Bruce, Tina,

Learning through play / Learning through play: For babies, toddlers and young children Tina Bruce. - Second edition. - vi, 103 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-101) and index.

Pt. 1. Setting the scene for learning through play (0-7 years) -- Fair play in early childhood practice -- pt. 2. Observing and describing play (babies) -- How play makes sense of learning -- How play helps develop abstract ideas -- Observing, supporting and extending play (toddlers and young children) -- How play helps children to understand other people -- Play is the highest form of learning in early childhood -- Key messages about learning through play.

Praise for the first edition: "The key advantage to this book is the way in which it is easy to read and the amount of information it provides with regard to the role of play in supporting young children's learning." Karen Phethean, University of Winchester "This book is excellent.

Tertiary/Undergraduate.

1444137166 9781444137163

2012371690


Play.
Early childhood education--Activity programs--Great Britain
Child development.

LB1140.35.P55 / B78 2011

372.210941