Play in the Preschool Classroom: Its Socioemotional Significance and the Teacher’s Role in Play |
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| Authors: | Godwin S Ashiabi |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Human Development, California State University, East Bay, Meiklejohn Hall 3069, 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542, USA |
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| Abstract: | The goals of this paper were two-fold. The first goal was to examine the emotional and social developmental value of play
in the early childhood classroom. This issue is important because of the recent impetus for a more academic focus in early
childhood classrooms, and questions about the developmental benefits of play. The second goal was to examine and discuss the
role teachers could play in making play a developmental and educational experience. This is because understanding the significance
of play could make teachers less apprehensive about using play to promote learning and development, and enable them answer
questions regarding the value of play. Using these goals as a backdrop, this paper discussed views of children’s play; the
defining characteristics of emotional and social development; play and the socioemotional development of children; and the
role of early childhood teachers in children’s play. |
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| Keywords: | early childhood teachers preschool children sociodramatic play socioemotional development |
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