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Direct linkEdwards, Susan – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2011
This paper examines Vygotsky's conception of play as a leading activity in the contexts of children's contemporary play worlds. Commencing with an examination of the relationship between leading activities and the development of psychological functions, the paper moves into a consideration of the relationship between imagination and reality as a…
Descriptors: Young Children, Play, Role, Early Childhood Education
Herriman, Michael – Teaching Education, 2005
In this essay I argue that when children come to school they are confronted by an intervention in their learning, and comprehension of the world in general, that contrasts with the experiences of learning that they have generated previously to make sense of their world. Prior to schooling, where learning is directed from outside, children have…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Metalinguistics, Prior Learning, Emergent Literacy
