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Download full textCreaser, Barbara – 1990
This booklet discusses the importance of pretend play in the education of young children in Australia. The booklet notes that pretend, or socio-dramatic, play is characterized by imitative role playing, make-believe objects and situations, persistence, interaction, and verbal communication. Pretend play can appear as early as age 2 and peaks at…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Definitions, Developmental Stages, Dramatic Play
