Play and Literacy in Early Childhood: Research from Multiple Per

Taylor & Francis

This volume presents studies and research syntheses on the significance of play in the literacy development of young children and pushes the study of play and literacy into new areas. Children\u2019s play is under serious attack that puts it in a precarious position in today\u2019s brave new world dominated by early learning standards and achievement outcomes. Reflecting this paradigm shift that has taken place since the publication of the first edition, this edition is organized around a different set of focal perspectives on the play-literacy interface:\n--The Playful Mind \n--The Play-Literacy Instructional Environment \n--The Play-Literacy Social Context. \nLooking both back and ahead, re-visiting previously reported studies and also introducing new inquiries into the role of play in early literacy development and learning, especially as these shed light on school readiness, this volume mines studies that directly focus on play-literacy links as well as new studies and syntheses .