The play's the thing : teachers' roles in children's play / Elizabeth Jones, Gretchen Reynolds ; foreword to the first edition by Elizabeth Prescott ; foreword to the second edition by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff.

Author/creator Jones, Elizabeth, 1930-
Other author Reynolds, Gretchen.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxv, 152 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesEarly childhood education series
Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press) ^A397231
Contents Introduction : Settings ; Why play? ; Teacher roles -- 1. Understanding and supporting children's play : Stages of play ; Modes of representation ; The content of play ; Master players ; But what do I do while they're playing? -- 2. Teacher as stage manager : Clarifying figure-ground relationships ; Providing enough props ; Providing enough time -- 3. Teacher as mediator : Teaching conflict-resolution skills ; Complicating play to keep it safe ; Problem-solving to sustain play -- 4. Teacher as player : "Call Mikey" ; "Don't let the babies die" ; Shopping at the superstore ; Picnic ; The fish camp ; Why teachers play -- 5. Teacher behavior that interrupts play : Interrupting for one's own pleasure in play ; Interrupting to teach rules ; Interrupting to teach concepts ; Building on children's play -- 6. Teacher as scribe : Representing children's play ; Sharing representations with children ; Stimulating writing as play and communication ; Writing can be read -- 7. Teacher as assessor and communicator : Assessment as part of planning ; Can I learn to appreciate this child more? ; Building on a child's strengths ; Who is this child? ; Communicating to parents and other adults ; Communicating to children ; Accountability: how do we know they're learning? -- 8. Teacher as planner : Emergent curriculum ; Looking at the environment ; Naming children's playscripts ; Introducing a new topic ; Planning for literacy as a playscript ; Play-debrief-replay -- 9. Playing attention to play : Supporting children who have not yet mastered play ; Supporting master players ; Teacher role development ; A place in the world for children -- 10. A sense of the past and the future : The logic of human relationships ; Stories, images, and the creation of culture ; Teacher as keeper of metaphor ; From here and now to there and then: building bridges of meaning.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011016851
ISBN9780807752418 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN080775241X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1140.35.P55 J66 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold