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Yawkey, Thomas D. – 1983
Pretend play and language growth are related through representational thought. Fundamental to representational thought are five connectives, at the theoretical level, which link pretend play and language growth: motor actions, roles and role changes, creative expression, concentration, and decentration. At the research level, results of selected…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition