Play and Its Relations to Other Mental Functions in the Child.

Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Bornstein, Marc H.

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ERIC Number: EJ464463

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Publication Date: 1993

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Play and Its Relations to Other Mental Functions in the Child.

Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Bornstein, Marc H.

New Directions for Child Development, n59 p17-28 Spr 1993

Reviews research on quantitative and qualitative indexes of play, and relationships between play and language. Finds consistent relationships between duration and level of play throughout early development, and parallel developments in play and language. Indicates that measures of spontaneous activity and habituation in infancy predict characteristics of toddlers' play. (AC)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Habituation, Infants, Language Acquisition, Play, Predictor Variables, Toddlers

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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