Children & Play: Perfect Together
July 3, 2009 by deborah
Filed under Childhood Issues, Resources
Play is an important component in child development. Two new reports underscore how “time off” helps children to learn and mature.
Making the Most of Playtime: New Resource from CSEFEL
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) has published a new resource for families entitled Making the Most of Playtime, which offers tips and strategies for families to consider when playing with their infant or toddler. It is part of the CSEFEL Family Tools Collection.
Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School
New research shows that many kindergartens spend 2 to 3 hours per day instructing and testing children in literacy and math-with only 30 minutes per day or less for play. In some kindergartens there is no play time at all. The same didactic, test-driven approach is entering preschools. But these methods, which are not well grounded in research, are not yielding long-term gains. Meanwhile, behavioral problems and preschool expulsion, especially for boys, are soaring. Read the Alliance’s new report, Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School.
