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Download full textCreaser, Barbara – 1990
This resource booklet focuses on the definitions, developmental stages, and the benefits of socio-dramatic play. The booklet deals with the players, shows how adults can support children's play, describes the play environment, and offers some suggestions for development of curriculum based on play. The booklet discusses children's approach to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Creaser, 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
Dockett, Sue – AECA Resource Book Series, 1995
This issue of the ACEA resource series focuses on the role of sociodramatic play in early childhood development, giving recommendations and examples for developing children's social understanding through play. Sections include the following: (1) "Developing Understanding through Play," which introduces the concepts; (2) "Complex…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Rearing
