{"product_id":"play-from-birth-to-twelve-9781138804135","title":"Play from Birth to Twelve","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn light of recent standards-based and testing movements, the issue of play in child development has taken on increased meaning for educational professionals and social scientists. This third edition of \u003ci\u003ePlay From Birth to Twelve\u003c\/i\u003e offers comprehensive coverage of what we now know about play and its guiding principles, dynamics, and importance in early learning. These up-to-date essays, written by some of the most distinguished experts in the field, help educators, psychologists, anthropologists, parents, health service personnel, and students explore a variety of theoretical and practical ideas, such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eall aspects of play, including historical and diverse perspectives as well as new approaches not yet covered in the literature \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow teachers in various classroom situations set up and guide play to facilitate learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow play is affected by societal violence, media reportage, technological innovations, and other contemporary is\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is a delight to welcome this third edition of \u003ci\u003ePlay from Birth to Twelve, \u003c\/i\u003eso brilliantly edited by Doris Pronin Fromberg and Doris Bergen. Such a comprehensive and genuinely helpful resource will prove of theoretical and practical value to all those who deal with children and who want to understand the roles of play in our early lives. Educators, health professionals, students, parents, museum personnel, city designers, and many others will find valuable material in these pages. The scope of the volume and its range of outstanding new and older research is a tribute to the insightful work of its editors. If the content of these essays directed more of our social and educational policy, we would surely have a better world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKieran Egan, Professor of Education at Simon Fraser University, Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Broad and deep with appeal to a wide range of practitioners, theorists, researchers, policy makers, and parents, this brilliant book is needed today more than ever before. The editors have provided a rich treasure trove of everything we ever wanted to know about play from theory to practice, and the distinguished chapter authors are recognized experts on play, child development, and education. Teachers struggling with the disappearance of play from current educational settings will find this third edition, up to date with surprising new content and perspectives on the future, to be a comprehensive resource.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKathryn Castle, Professor \u0026amp; Watson Endowed Chair in Education, Oklahoma State University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, \u003ci\u003eDoris Pronin Fromberg and Doris Bergen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I Perspectives on Play Development \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Play Development from Birth to Age Four, \u003ci\u003eBarbara P. Garner and Doris Bergen \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Play Development from Ages Four to Eight Years, \u003ci\u003eJames E. Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Play and Socialization in Middle Childhood, \u003ci\u003eDoris Bergen and Doris P. Fromberg \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Gender Identity and Play, \u003ci\u003eMelanie M. Ayres, Aliya Khan, and Leslie D. Levé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Play as Children See It, \u003ci\u003eNancy W. Wiltz and Greta G. Fein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Can I Play Too? Reflections on the Issues for Children with Disabilities, \u003ci\u003eGayle Mindes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Play’s Role and Meaning in the Lives of Children with Autism, \u003ci\u003ePamela Wolfberg \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Play and Gifted Children, \u003ci\u003eAnnemarie Roeper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Play in the Context of Lifespan Human Development, \u003ci\u003eValeria J. Freysinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart II Meanings of Play \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 The Meanings in Play with Objects, \u003ci\u003eShirley K. Morgenthaler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 Social and Nonsocial Play, \u003ci\u003eRobert J. Coplan, Laura L. Ooi, Alison Kirkpatrick, and Kenneth H. Rubin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 Language and Play: Natural Partners, \u003ci\u003eJane Ilene Freeman Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13 Sociodramatic Play Pretending Together, \u003ci\u003ePatricia Monighan Nourot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 Constructive Play, \u003ci\u003eGeorge Forman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 Rough-and-Tumble Play from Childhood through Adolescence: Differing Perspectives, \u003ci\u003eAnthony D. Pellegrini, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16 Games with Rules, \u003ci\u003eRheta DeVries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17 Play as a Context for Humor Development, \u003ci\u003eDoris Bergen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart III Educational Contexts for Play \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18 Adult Influences on Play: The Vygotskian Approach, \u003ci\u003eElena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19 Social Play in School, \u003ci\u003eJeffrey Trawick-Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20 Play as a Medium for Literacy Development, \u003ci\u003eJames F. Christie and Kathleen Roskos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21 Play and Mathematics in Kindergarten, \u003ci\u003eConstance Kamii \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22 Scientific Inquiry and Exploratory Representational Play, \u003ci\u003eChristopher R. Wolfe, R. Hays Cummins, Christopher A. Myer, and Elizabeth M. Cedillos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23 Technology Play and Learning, \u003ci\u003eLena Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 Technology Play Concerns, \u003ci\u003eDiane E. Levin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 The Role of Play in Assessment, \u003ci\u003eDiane Parham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26 Reconciling Play and Assessment Standards, \u003ci\u003eDoris Bergen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart IV Social and Physical Contexts for Play \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e27 Play in Historical and Cross-Cultural Contexts, \u003ci\u003eDonna R. Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28 Influences of Race, Culture, Social Class, and Gender: Diversity and Play, \u003ci\u003ePatricia G. Ramsey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29 Parent–Child and Child–Child Play in Diverse Cultural Contexts, \u003ci\u003eJaipaul L. Roopnarine and Aimbika Krishnakumar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30 Sibling and Peer Influences on Play, \u003ci\u003eSherri Oden, Kathleen O. Gray, and Janie A. Winn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e31 The Cultural and Familial Contexts of Caregiver Support for Children’s Pretend Play, \u003ci\u003eWendy Haight and Minhae Cho\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32 City Play, \u003ci\u003eAmanda Dargan and Steve Zeitlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33 Playful Experiences for Children in Museums, \u003ci\u003eDonna R. Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e34 Children’s Outdoor Play: An Endangered Activity, \u003ci\u003eMary S. Rivkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e35 Perspectives on Play and Playgrounds, \u003ci\u003eJoe L. Frost and Irma C. Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e36 Play as Ritual in Health Care Settings, \u003ci\u003eLaura Gaynard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e37 Clinical Perspectives on Play, \u003ci\u003eKaren Gitlin-Weiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart V Particular Meanings Embedded in Play\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e38 The Struggle Between Sacred Play and Festive Play, \u003ci\u003eBrian Sutton-Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e39 Fantasy and Imagination, \u003ci\u003eDorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40 Sociocultural Influences on Gender-Role Behaviors in Children’s Play, \u003ci\u003eAlice Sterling Honig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e41 Play and Violence: Understanding and Responding Effectively, \u003ci\u003eDiane E. Levin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42 Protean Selves, Trading Zones, and Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: The Role of Play in Future Progress, \u003ci\u003eKaren VanderVen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e43 How Nonlinear Systems Inform Meaning and Early Education, \u003ci\u003eDoris Pronin Fromberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e44 Play, Technology Toy Affordances and Brain Development, \u003ci\u003eDoris Bergen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e45. Play and the Origin of Species, \u003ci\u003eMichael Ellis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Emerging and Future Contexts, Perspectives, and Meanings for Play, \u003ci\u003eDoris Bergen and Doris Pronin Fromberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769074581847,"sku":"9781138804135","price":50.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138804135.jpg?v=1758719538","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/play-from-birth-to-twelve-9781138804135","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}