TY - BOOK AU - Bruce,Tina TI - Learning through play SN - 1444137166 AV - LB1140.35.P55 B78 2011 U1 - 372.210941 22 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Hodder Education KW - Play KW - Early childhood education KW - Activity programs KW - Great Britain KW - Child development N1 - 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; Tertiary/Undergraduate N2 - 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 ER -